Abtran team leader would ‘bully union members into quitting’

A team leader for the outsourcing company Abtran, who at one point worked on their account with Electric Ireland, said that they would bully any members of their team who joined a trade union. Reddit user DannyFoley96 (whose account and posts have since been deleted) made posts threatening Abtran employees who were engaging in or … Read more

The lock-in logs, in their own words: Inside Talbot St Iceland

Workplace disputes in Ireland are often shelved or fly under the radar from mainstream media coverage. If they are taken on, they are often covered in a malinformed way that intends to vilify the workers and reduce mass support.  Yet the work put into the Iceland Foods Ireland campaign is becoming increasingly unavoidable to cover … Read more

Iceland workers vote to begin strike action

Members of the Independent Workers’ Union employed in four Iceland stores, have announced that they will be taking strike action starting Friday, 19 May. Strike notice was served to Homesavers, Iceland’s parent company after ballots in stores in Ballyfermot, Coolock, Tallaght, and Northside Shopping centre. The ballots returned 100 per cent agreement among IWU members … Read more

Cargotech workers strike in dundalk

Workers on strike at the Cargotech factory in Dundalk

Recently, forklift manufacturing firm Cargotech – based in Dundalk – moved 40 of its workers to another company For Surface Protection. The move to FSP was done without consultation with the workers’ union, Unite, and Cargotech have refused to engage with them about the move. The workers, backed by Unite, have engaged in strike action … Read more

An Post Pensioners protest Minister Eamon Ryan’s failure to sign-off on 2% pension increase

Former employees of An Post were out in protest last Wednesday (3 August), to pressure Minister Ryan to sign off on an agreed 2% pension increase. The protest was organised by the Independent Workers Union. Below is a statement given to Forward by the postal workers representative Bernard Clarke: “Pensioners have seen virtually no increase … Read more