A-Infos (en) Building Workers Against the Black Economy

[Platformist Anarchism <platform@geocities.com>]

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Background:  Dublin, Ireland is seeing a massive 
building boom that has companies making huge profits 
and advertising abroad for additional workers.  But 
on the ground not only are many workers not getting 
any benefit from this but the contractors are 
eroding their pay and conditions through the use of 
sub-contractors.  This allows the main contractor to 
avoid responsibility for tax payments and liability 
for workplace safety.  40 building workers have been 
killed in workplace accidents over the last year.

Following a judge making a picket at one of these 
sites, Cramptons illegal 'Building Workers Against 
the Black Economy' set up to continue the struggle.

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'Building Workers Against the Black Economy' are 
going to picket the National Irish Bank in Dublin's 
O'Connell Street tomorrow (Friday 6th) from 1-2pm.

Their struggle to be directly employed, and able to 
pay tax and PRSI, has seen them brought to court, 
injuncted by Cramptons and subjected to media 
silence.

Yet the NIB can admit to massive tax fraud and 
nothing happens to them.

The purpose of the picket is to 1.  Try to get some 
publicity for the builders struggle (which involves 
illegal pickets and breaking the Industrial 
Relations Act).

2.  Point out that there clearly is "one law for the 
rich and another law for the poor".

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The use of sub-contractors and C45s not only drives 
down wages, it also weakens the unions and worsens 
conditions on sites.  40 building workers have died 
from preventable accidents in the last 36 months.

The illegal pickets on Crampton sites at Clonskeagh, 
Dublin City University, Thomas Street and Stephens 
Green have been supported by workers from other 
firms.  And they have scared big outfits like Walls 
and Sisks - who have agreed to end sub-contracting 
on their own sites.  The tide is turning. 


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