Even as
labour was first being ‘Unionised’ in the first decade of the last century, a
form of indenture that was little removed from slavery prevailed in the
largely-unregulated agricultural labour market.
I recently read one of Brian Moore’s last books,
Lies of Silence, the title referring to Westminster’s silence on the injustices
perpetrated on the Catholic minority in the Northern statelet where Moore was
reared (before he emigrated to North America).
LRC convenes talks in electricians’ disputeThe Labour Relations Commission has convened talks for tomorrow in an attempt to resolve a dispute over pay in the electrical contracting sector.
