Despite all you say Devoy is media savvy and will not be bullied and would inspire confidence in negotiations and would be delighted if he was negotiating on my behalf!
His interview on Morning Ireland was a case study of how to stick to your point and when in trouble stick to your guns and not be bullied by the interviewer.
The claim etc is not really of interest to me but his modus operandi was refreshingly simple direct and effective. The fact he was the main man on Joe Duffy exemplifies this.
Arthur Scargill started out with a small house and a big union. He finished up with a big house and a small union. How come some of these electricians cannot call unoffocial meetings for a show of hands? This should be easy to organise - email, text, mobile etc. And all pretty anonymous. Are they all too afraid? And then, if the response is positive (pun not intended), could they not start another union? Or at least get rid of this "legend in his own mind"?
Good points there,however if you were an electrician and you knew that you "card" (which is the only way electricians are allowed to work in Ireland,)could be pulled by the union,would anyone be brave enough to risk it?
The members of the union voted (By a very large majority, I understand) for strike. So what is Eamon Devoy supposed to do -- ignore the wishes of the union's membership?
As I understand it, if an employer tries to get someone without the card to do electrical work, his union guys will walk - so what's to stop the largest employers getting together and agreeing to hire non-unionised labour, creating a market for it? Seems like the obvious next step for them.
WOW,couldnt have put it better myself!Thought I was listening to " Reeling in the Years" when I heard that Dinosaur on the radio last friday. The problem as I see it is that in many cases the interviewer is not up to speed on the matters. Dino kept referring to the increase that was ratified, this was eventually rejected by the Labour court in February after a prolonged fight by the newly formed NECI, who now represent more Contractors than the ECA and AECI. As far as I am aware all ECA & AECI firms are adhering to the current REA rates, not Dino's version of events.
To insinuate that Contractors wish to engage race to the bottom and have sparks on minimum pay rates is like calling the Irish army a super power! Dino also referred to Contracors as being merely Employment Agencies !! This post will be deleted if not edited immediately wept, this was the really frightening aspect of Dino's arguement, the guy probably still thinks the earth is FLAT.
Jack O'Connor on the Radio this morning was a disgrace. These guys were given too much power by Bertie as social partners and their Ego's are in melt down at he moment. Electrical Contractors are doing their utmost to secure works and to hold on to jobs, office staff have taken between 1 and 3 pay cuts to date to help the situation.
And as regards to the ballot, i've spoken to about a dozen sparks over the last week and not one of them were balloted !
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The members of the union voted (By a very large majority, I understand) for strike. So what is Eamon Devoy supposed to do -- ignore the wishes of the union's membership?
As I understand it, if an employer tries to get someone without the card to do electrical work, his union guys will walk - so what's to stop the largest employers getting together and agreeing to hire non-unionised labour, creating a market for it? Seems like the obvious next step for them.
A friend of mine was at work today,where there are NO contractor electricians and next thing she looked out the window and there were the pickets!!
She has no idea who they are! OR why they are there! the company is not involved in the strike!!
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