From the 1989 General Election an ad from the TUI ‘Education is an Election Issue because:…. “. Most of the issues are as applicable now as they were then.
From 1989 ‘Education is an Election Issue because:…. ” from the Teachers Union of Ireland November 27, 2012
From 1969 a list of ITGWU members standing for Labour July 4, 2012
From the 1969 General Election, the ITGWU advertise the Labour candidates standing in the election that were members of the union. There were 32 ITGWU members listed , amongst them Conor Cruise O’Brien, David Thornley, Dan Spring and Brendan Corish.
“Notice to ASTI Members” re funding for Junior Cert from the 1989 General Election April 16, 2012
From the 1989 General Election a “Notice to ASTI Members” regarding the various Political Parties positions on the funding for the new Junior Certificate.
“ASTI Fightback -Teachers for a Fighting Union” leaflet distributed to students. March 26, 2012
From the ASTI Fightback group a leaflet which I gather was for distribution to students “ASTI Fightback -Teachers for a Fighting Union” .
“Worst Attack on Schools and Teachers in History -Where is the Response?”ASTI Fightback leaflet for Rally 27th March in the Teachers Club March 21, 2012
From the ASTI Fightback group a leaflet “Worst Attack on Schools & Teachers in History -Where is the Response?”advertising a Rally on the 27th March in the Teachers Club.
The mail that came with the leaflet …
At the emergency meeting that was held by the Dublin West Branch a couple of weeks ago it was decided that some action should be taken to start to bring all teachers together be they permanent, part-time or students. We have been working hard over the last number of weeks in trying to bring together various activists in the three teachers unions. We have now with their help set up a large protest rally on the 27th of March in the teachers club on Parnell Square Dublin at 8.30pm. This is rally is OPEN TO ALL TEACHERS REGARDLESS OF UNION, BRANCH OR SCHOOL Please find attached the leaflet that we have produced for the rally. Please do try to make it along to the Rally if at all possible, but also please print it, photocopy it and spread it around your staff room and if you can email it as far and wide as possible to any contacts that you have that would be a great help. The bigger the attendance we get the bigger impact we will have in trying to defend ourselves and our students from these disastrous austerity measures.
We will also be holding an organisation meeting to help build for the rally next Tuesday 20th in the halfway house at 8pm. All welcome.
ASTI Fightback
Happy Christmas …. December 25, 2011
Happy Christmas ….
This is the front page of a newsletter from the UK Miners Strike I posted over on the CLR
“Front – Line” Issue 1 – A 1984 Newsletter from the Miners Strike in the UK (Nottingham) December 4, 2011
Not Irish I know, but thought it may be of interest. The first issue of a newsletter “Front-Line” from week 48 of the Miners Strike in the UK. It was produced by striking Nottingham miners. As 1984 closes they look forward to “Victory in 85”.
I’ve a few more of these that I’ll post in due course.
From 1948 General Election “Political Parties and The Teachers” issued by the INTO November 6, 2011
This is great, the results of a questionnaire on teaching issues sent by the INTO to “Messrs deValera, Mulcahy, Norton, McBride, Blowick and Everett” . Its from the 1948 General Election and not all replied.
You can imagine many of the newspapers today having a field day with some of the questions.
Pre Election letter from Jack O’Connor asking SIPTU Members in the Private Sector to vote Labour March 3, 2011
From the dying days of the 2011 General election Campaign a Pre Election letter from Jack O’Connor asking SIPTU Members in the Private Sector to vote for The Labour Party.
“They Are Coming To Attack Us ” – Leaflet from IMPACT July 3, 2010
“They Are Coming To Attack Us ” ,A Leaflet from the IMPACT Union in the wake of the Croke Park deal.
‘New Home Wanted For Fat Cat’ -ICTU ‘Better Fairer Way’ Campaign -February 2009 June 17, 2010
An ICTU Poster of Fat Cat, part of ACT ‘Better Fairer Way’ Campaign from February 2009.
Many thanks to the sender.
Garda Representative Association (GRA) Questionnaire regarding Industrial Action 2010 May 18, 2010
From February 2010 a Questionnaire from the Garda Representative Association to members. Note how it is not called a Ballot (Is that because it’s not a Union?).
Its multiple choice too.
The Section 59 of the Garda Siochana Act 2005 refered to states that a person is guilty of an offence if he or she induces, or does any act calculated to induce, any member of the Garda Siochana to withhold his or her services or to commit a breach of discipline.
There is also a receipt to be signed of the questionnaire and that was to be put in an envelope and the lot sent off to an accountants office.
ASTI Ballot paper for Proposed Public Service Agreement (Croke Park Deal) May 8, 2010
A quick shift away from the UK election stuff to an ASTI Ballot paper for Proposed Public Service Agreement (Croke Park Deal).
Nothing much too it, other than an awful lot of people never get to see Union ballot papers.
The ASTI document which outlines the reasons for recommending a rejection of the deal is here.
Irish Election Literature 
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