1960 – ITGWU Building, Summerhill, Waterford
Architect: Desmond Ri O'Kelly & Raymond F. MacDonnell

Still in use by the successor union Siptu, this is a small modern building. O'Kelly was later to be responsible for the same union’s Liberty Hall in Dublin. Here, he was assisted by Raymond MacDonnell
https://www.archiseek.com/1960-itgwu-building-summerhill-waterford/
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Today in Labor History January 4, 1909: James Larkin founded the ITGWU (Irish Transport and General Workers Union) on this date in Dublin. Many of the original members of the ITGWU came from the socialist movement or from the IWW. Their logo was the Red Hand of Ulster. They were at the center of the syndicalist-led Dublin Lockout in 1913, in which 2 people died and hundreds were injured (mostly police). “September 1913,” one of the most famous of W. B. Yeats' poems, was published during the lock-out. After Larkin left for the U.S. in 1914, James Connolly led the ITGWU until his execution in 1916 for his leadership role in the Easter Rising. Connolly was a founding member of the IWW in the U.S. in 1905.

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16th March 1979 #fastfoodworkers went on #strike for #union recognition and higher pay. After six months of struggle against the company (and union leaders) they forced a win.

https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8813/dublin-mcdonald's-strike

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Today in Labor History January 4, 1909: James Larkin founded the ITGWU (Irish Transport and General Workers Union) on this date in Dublin. Many of the original members of the ITGWU came from the socialist movement or from the IWW. Their logo was the Red Hand of Ulster. They were at the center of the syndicalist-led Dublin Lockout in 1913, in which 2 people died and hundreds were injured (mostly police). “September 1913,” one of the most famous of W. B. Yeats' poems, was published during the lock-out. After Larkin left for the U.S. in 1914, James Connolly led the ITGWU until his execution in 1916 for his leadership role in the Easter Rising. Connolly was a founding member of the IWW in the U.S. in 1905.

#workingclass #LaborHisstory #ireland #dublin #jamesconnolly #jameslarkin #IWW #ITGWU #union #strike #ulster #Yeats #poetry @bookstadon