Belfast picket in support of Joanne Delaney

antrim | worker & community struggles and protests | news report Friday February 10, 2006 19:44 by C Ó Brolcháin

Several protestors held a picket outside of Dunnes Stores in the Park Centre on the Donegall Road in Belfast today, in support of Joanne Delaney and the campaign against Dunnes's union-busting antics.

Our daring duo inside the temple of Dunnes

Following last week's successful picket in Belfast city centre, organised by Oranise!, several protestors held a picket outside of Dunnes Stores in the Park Centre on the Donegall Road today, in support of Joanne Delaney and the campaign against Dunnes's union-busting antics.

The picketers gathered at 1.00pm outside the entrance to the Park Centre shopping centre and began to distribute leaflets to a very supportive stream of shoppers. Three of picketers went inside the centre and stood outside Dunnes Stores. Within a few minutes they were asked to leave by a man in a nice suit, and on joining their comrades on the outside were told by security that they were on private property and had to move off the site.

All being good citizens, they quickly moved outside with absolutely no hassle whatsoever. They continued to hand out leaflets at the entrance to the Park Centre to the people in cars and on foot who were going in and coming out for a further 40 minutes or so, until all of the leaflets were gone. Again, the response was very good. Most people obviously understand the petty nature of Dunnes's action and support Joanne's campaign for recognition and reinstatement.

Undoubtedly there will be more actions to come...

"A little to the left, please."