France brought to a halt by strike of more than 1million people

[blacbloc]

Irish unions need to rediscover their balls, if they have any left. This is the sort of action that is necessary to send the right signal to the government that we have had enough of billion euro bailouts for crooks and liars while being asked to endure penury ourselves.

Vive la France!

Massive Strike Closes France - TIME

[20000miles]

Those French don't get out of bed unless theres a good strike on.

[JollyRedGiant]

Irish unions need to rediscover their balls, if they have any left.

absolutely

[blacbloc]

French teachers join in the strike - not like our lilly-livered lot!

Teachers join national strike in France | Education | guardian.co.uk

[blinding]

You do have to admire the French people for the way they do not take crap from their goverments.

"Vive La France"

[seanmacc]

Unfortunatley the Unions here couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery never mind a national strike. The Big employers, IBEC and the government have sucessfully divided and just about conquered the trade union movement in this country leaving a French style strike most improbable here.

Remember the great SIPTU victory for the workers of Irish Ferries. How many of those sea farers involved are still working for that company? (I'll open a new thread on that issue in a few days) A national strike of French proportions will show that the workers of this country can cease to be the doormat to the empolyers in the race to the bottom.

[peader odonnell]

Unfortunatley the Unions here couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery never mind a national strike. The Big employers, IBEC and the government have sucessfully divided and just about conquered the trade union movement in this country leaving a French style strike most improbable here.

Remember the great SIPTU victory for the workers of Irish Ferries. How many of those sea farers involved are still working for that company? (I'll open a new thread on that issue in a few days) A national strike of French proportions will show that the workers of this country can cease to be the doormat to the empolyers in the race to the bottom.

The French stand up for themselves ,its about time we did too.

[Clanrickard]

The French are a joke. Massive unemployment in areas which is structural and they want to keep the cosseted existence most of them have especially in the state sector. If they succeed France can look forward to double digit unemployment, massive debt and a lost generation of young workers.

[JollyRedGiant]

Unfortunatley the Unions here couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery never mind a national strike. The Big employers, IBEC and the government have sucessfully divided and just about conquered the trade union movement in this country leaving a French style strike most improbable here.

I have to say that this demonstrates the total lack of understanding of the nature of the working class and the role of trade unions that is typical of the vast majority of SF members and supporters. This is not surprising given the support of neo-liberal policies by the SF leadership and the habit of SF members within the trade unions cosying up to the trade union bureaucrats.

Ireland has a long and rich tradition of trade union activity and solidarity - comparable with the French. The class struggle in France has developed to a mroe advanced stage than in Ireland - but it is inevitable the the working class in this country will move onto the offensive at a certain point and it could well happen a lot sooner than expected.

[Clanrickard]

I have to say that this demonstrates the total lack of understanding of the nature of the working class and the role of trade unions that is typical of the vast majority of SF members and supporters. This is not surprising given the support of neo-liberal policies by the SF leadership and the habit of SF members within the trade unions cosying up to the trade union bureaucrats.

Ireland has a long and rich tradition of trade union activity and solidarity - comparable with the French. The class struggle in France has developed to a mroe advanced stage than in Ireland - but it is inevitable the the working class in this country will move onto the offensive at a certain point and it could well happen a lot sooner than expected.

VIVA LA REVOLUCION! Or whatever. By the way the year is 2009 not 1969 and we have learned a lot about the odious ideology of socialism.