Eircom announce 1200 redundancies: RTE

[Left sceptical]

agreed with the Unions ! there must be some big payoffs to the big union fat cats

swiss bank accounts and all that...

Union leaders live on another planet to those they (pretend to) represent. One example is David Begg, on a salary of €120,000 from ICTU. How can this guy possibly represent ordinary workers, when his salary is extraordinary?!

[Left sceptical]

Privatisation really worked a treat didn't it! Ha!

[irishpancake]

Union leaders live on another planet to those they (pretend to) represent. One example is David Begg, on a salary of €120,000 from ICTU. How can this guy possibly represent ordinary workers, when his salary is extraordinary?!

And don't forget David Begg was the Gen Sec of the CWU(eircom Union), before a stint with Concern. He was the one in charge when the Eircom ESOP was set up.

Also, he was leader of ESB Officials Association prior to those stints.

So all in all, a lifetime spent either in State companies or PS Trade Unionism.

[slx]

I suppose in a few months you'll have to climb up the poll yourself and connect your own line!

[drbob1972]

I suppose in a few months you'll have to climb up the poll yourself and connect your own line!

assuming that theirs still a poll there, what with people needing firewood to heat themselves