Dublin - Event Notice
Thursday January 01 1970

Get Up stand Up leafletting in Dundrum

dublin | worker & community struggles and protests | event notice

Thursday June 16, 2005 23:13

by Gregor Kerr - WSM - 1st May branch

kerrgregor at yahoo dot co dot uk

086-1501151

Expanding the network

The next round of Get Up Stand Up leafletting takes place on Saturday 25th June in Dundrum

The next round of Get Up Stand Up leafletting takes place on Saturday 25th June in Dundrum - meeting at 2:00pm at the Ballally Luas Stop.
The Get Up Stand Up Campaign aims to get leaflets into the hands of as many shopworkers and other low paid workers as possible informing them of their entitlements in terms of minimum wage, sick pay, holiday pay etc. and encouraging them to join a union and fight for their rights.
details of our previous activities can be found at http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=69844 The text of the leaflet which we hand out can be found at http://www.ucdsu.net/attachments/may2005/leaflett.pdf
Come along and give us a hand with dishing out the leaflets.
Thanks

save preference

Comments (3 of 3)

What have they got to hide??

by Gregor Kerr - WSM - 1st May - pers. cap.

Sun Jun 26, 2005 21:25

The Getupstandup leafletting in Dundrum 'Town Centre' yesterday afternoon was again a successful event as almost 500 leaflets were distributed into the hands of shopworkers informing them of their rights and encouraging them to join a union. In two instances, however, shop managers reacted in a hostile manner.
In the East boutique on the ground floor, a manager grabbed the leaflet from the hands of a worker and threw it at the leafletter, called security and had the leafletter removed from the shopping centre.
In Finnegans coffee shop on the 3rd floor, a manager also reacted in a hostile manner and called security who asked the leafletter to leave.
The security staff themselves were very polite and supportive, explaining that they were members of SIPTU and had no problems with us handing out leaflets. But Dundrum 'Town Centre' isn't actually a town centre in the traditional sense. It's a place where you're only wanted if you've got money to spend!!
The really interesting question of course is what do the management of East boutique and Finnegans coffee shop have to hide. Why were they so afraid that their workers might receive some information about their entitlements? If you happen to be near Dundrum shopping centre in the next few days, why not call in to either or both of these shops and let the workers there have a copy of the leaflet - you can download it at http://www.ucdsu.net/attachments/may2005/leaflett.pdf
Information is power!!

next time....

by redjade

Sun Jun 26, 2005 21:34

Gregor

Next time, please bring a camera - nuthin scares them more than a camera!

Also if you have a newish mobile you can use it like a tape recorder.

then upload!

Some photos

by sovietpop - wsm

Mon Jun 27, 2005 00:57

sovietpop at hotmail dot com

Funny you should mention photos, at the last Stand Up For Your Rights leafleting I was told my a security gaurd at the Jervis St Shopping Centre that taking photos within the centre was forbidden (!!)

East - anti-union managment

Security stopping the leafletters from entering the 'town centre'

Upcoming Events

New Events

Other Press

User Preferences

Feeds

Blog Feeds

Anti-Empire

The Saker

Lockdown Skeptics

Voltaire Network

Get Up stand Up leafletting in Dundrum

Comments (3 of 3)