The Week at Work Left Bloc
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Reviewing the weekly news and how those stories impact on workers.
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168. Stardust, Bloody Sunday, Palestine & Trade Union Actions
This Week Clare and Michelle discuss
Stardust Verdict
Bloody Sunday
Palestine
- West Bank violence increasing -
- Protests against weapons through Shannon for Israel.
- Columbia students encampment
- Banning of people speaking languages at protests - Google workers sacked for protesting Googles role in apartheid.
- Communication Workers Union motion on An Post members not handling Israeli mail.
- Eir and An Post workers pay rises
- Unite policy conference
- Labour Party Councillor brought to WRC
- Josip Strok, Roderick O Gorman, IPO, policing, elections and the far right Hands
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167. Palestine with Clare Daly, Aseel Marabeh & Dean Mulligan
In this special episode Councillor Dean Mulligan hosts a public discussion with Clare Daly MEP and Palestinian activist Aseel Marabeh. The event took place on 3rd April in Swords. Dean introduces the event explaining the resistance at local council level to pro-Palestinian initiatives, while Clare Daly explains what is happening in the EU. Aseel gives a horrific breakdown of what is facing Palestinians, particularly in Gaza.
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166. DUP Crisis, Bertie Revival & Israel Threaten Ireland
This week, Dave, Michelle and Stiofán Ó Nualláin discuss:
Jeffery Donaldson
Bertie Ahern
Easter rising commemorations
Dublin - a failing capitalist experiment?
The Shannon 3 protest US Military use of airport
Stripsearching and Special branch.
Israel embassy trade threat
BDS actions in the workplace
Palestinian banking
Defunding RTE
The James Connolly Festival (www.jamesconnollyfestival.com)
The Robert Tressell Festival (www.tressellfestival.ie)
And much more...
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165. Trade Union Taoiseach, Genocide Joe and Unite Victory
This week Dave, Clare and Conor discuss:
A workers' rights Taoiseach
All hail our new overlord
Gannon gets salty with Pepper
Unite victory in the Supreme Court
Calls for suspension of EU Trade Agreements with Israel
Genocide Joe and the continued attacks on Palestinians
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164. Palestine, Investor Activists and the "SaveJobs" alliance
This week Michelle and Dave discuss:
Palestine & the ongoing genocide
Industrial Relations Act 1990 and Boycotting goods
Sally Rooney: ‘good
friend’ in the White House.
“the situation in the middle east”
Two state solution
Mary Robinson on RTE
NI open for businesss
SWSW festival
Criminalising peaceful protesting
Investor “activists”
94% of Forsa members voted yes to pay deal. 19 unions with
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163. Referendum Results and the Irish Left Parties
This week Michelle and Conor discuss the care referendum result and the campaigns run by the three main left political parties: Sinn Féin, People before Profit, and the Social Democrats.