Boycott at Shannon

by Andrew Mon Jan 13, 2003 12:31

It's an interesting article as it carries an anonymous quote from an airport worker "One airport worker, who declined to be named, said a number of staff were gathering support for a boycott.

The worker said:'I just feel very hypocritical about it all the time. I'm making my living partly by helping these people go to war. There is a feeling that this shouldn't be happening among a good few of the workers here. The engines of the State are facilitating this. State agencies and departments are up to their necks in what's going on.'"

Any significant number of workers at the airport initating such an action would stop refueling straight away. Note that the official union comment in the article is pretty half-hearted (probably afraid of threatenting the 'partnership' deal).

If action is taken we would need to re-focus a lot of the activity there around building solidarity for the workers concerned both in the town and amongst workers elsewhere.

by Boycotter Mon Jan 13, 2003 14:49

See 'Tedcastle Oil website -they seem to indirectly confirm they fuel USAF' at previous posting in related link

by George Bush Tue Jan 14, 2003 00:05

Thanks you folks for helping refuelling the US Air Force Warplanes. I just want to
let you know that you have blood on your hands too for the many 10s of thousands of
innocent Iraqi people that we are going to bomb so as to keep the supply of cheap oil
coming over to the US here.

regards
G.W. Bush

P.S. The War on Terror is a joke! It is just a cover for the class war. See how I give
tax breaks to the rich, nothing to the poor and thrash the environment.

It's great to know I can rely on folks like you who have no conscience.