BATU Trade Union Discussion

[pete]

If you deserved any better I'd have bothered but its like a broken record with you and Pete - indo or some other reactionary media source prints anti union story and you're on here straight away. I never see either of you on here jumping on employers.

Feel free to start a thread on work place safety if any recent stories about it.

This was a case where the courts found against 1 particular union. Surely you are not suggesting the courts are biased just because they lost? I kept this thread separate for other union discussions.

[BohsPartisan]

Feel free to start a thread on work place safety if any recent stories about it.

This was a case where the courts found against 1 particular union. Surely you are not suggesting the courts are biased just because they lost? I kept this thread separate for other union discussions.

The courts are always biased towards the rich.

[jbyrne]

The law is stacked in the employers favour. Because they are subcontracting it takes the onus for safety off the site owner and places it on the individual "sub-contractor".

complete nonsense. the onus of health and safety is the responsibility of everyone on site... employer, main contractor, sub-contractors and the design team. to say the onus is taken off the employer is wrong. the main contractor is ultimately responsible for health and safety on site and thats the law. a sub contractor has responsibility for his own men which is only right but the ultimate responsibility rests on the main contractor to ensure a building site is in compliance.

The courts are always biased towards the rich.

where construction is concerned this certainly is not the case. a court in this country will almost always rule against the person / company that can afford to pay

[pete]

Revolution at BATU?

Members of the Building and Allied Trade Union, which represents construction workers, are refusing to leave their offices in north Dublin over a dispute with the union's top management.

The staff involved, who are also members of the Unite trade union, say they will continue to occupy BATU's head office at Blessington Street until their demands are met.

They say they have no confidence in the present leadership, and are demanding the resignation of the head of the union, and that the union opens its books to an auditor.

BATU chief Paddy O'Shaughnessy said that there is 'no question' of him resigning, and noted that auditors had signed off on the union's accounts for 2007.

What is going on there? Union staff (who are in turns members of a different union) revolting against the Union management? Very ing

[BohsPartisan]

where construction is concerned this certainly is not the case. a court in this country will almost always rule against the person / company that can afford to pay

This has not been the case. Please cite precedence.

What is going on there? Union staff (who are in turns members of a different union) revolting against the Union management? Very ing

Its political. Certain staff were victimised for political reasons and are taking action against their employers. This is not a unique situation. Sacked Airpoert workers in Belfast who had a guarantee from their union, Unite (formerly ATGWU) are protesting at the union reneging on that promise.

[rebs23]

The old Last In First Out not being adhered to by a union. It's great stuff, long may the drama continue!
BTW You'd know its the carpenters section that did the blockwork at the entrance, very bad blockwork joints.