Aggression from SIPTU/IMPACT at UCD gates

[Plasid]

Were you one of those verbally abused, physically blocked from entering, herded from your bus at the entracnes to UCD today, had people sitting on the bonnet of your car?

Democratic right to protest? What about democratic right to cross a picket?

What about not UCD staff trying to enter the campus? The strike those not relate to these individuals and yet they were shown same aggression at the entrances...

What about the private companies operating in UCD, are they not allowed to continue in their struggle to survive without this?

I might have supported peoples right to protest today, but not after this distain for other peoples rights... shame on you!

[1968]

I was at pickets at three different UCD entrances today from approx 11am - 3pm and did not see one incident of striking workers/supportive students "verbally abuse", "physically block" or sit on people's cars.

See my other post here for a brief report of the day's events:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showp...7&postcount=81

[fillmore jive]

I got off the bus this morning and I think it was a student protest (?) there was a huge blockage of protesters. So I walked up and they just stood there, I said excuse me please but they wouldnt budge. Some lad starting shouting at me not too sure what he was saying and some woman kept trying to hand me a leaflet. I just grabbed the leaflet and they let me through. Bunch of headbangers.

[Mikeyt086]

A woman jumped in front of my car, i beeped the horn and told her to **** off, like every other idiot that jumps out in front of a car.

[Pride Fighter]

Why cross the picket? There is nothing there atm. It's not ideal to be a scab.

[imstrongerthanu]

Originally Posted by Mikeyt086

A woman jumped in front of my car, i beeped the horn and told her to **** off, like every other idiot that jumps out in front of a car.

Lol

[Mikeyt086]

Originally Posted by Pride Fighter

Why cross the picket? There is nothing there atm. It's not ideal to be a scab.

Personally? I "crossed the picket" to collect my mate from Belgove to go to Dundrum Shopping Centre. REVOLUTION!

[ardmacha]

Why cross the picket? There is nothing there atm. It's not ideal to be a scab.

Students are all mé feiners, not much point in expecting anything from them, unless it is concerned with Abercrombie and Fitch gear.

[33% God]

Originally Posted by Mikeyt086

Personally? I "crossed the picket" to collect my mate from Belgove to go to Dundrum Shopping Centre. REVOLUTION!

Are your mates from belgrove unable to walk?

Crossing a picket is an act of massive disrespect.

[1968]

Originally Posted by ardmacha

Students are all mé feiners, not much point in expecting anything from them, unless it is concerned with Abercrombie and Fitch gear.

Not all of them.

I've heard that 60 students from Maynooth joined with their lectures and other college staff on picket lines today. Positive news.

[jimi_t]

Originally Posted by 33% God

Crossing a picket is an act of massive disrespect.

So is striking a week before exams.

(not that I would cross a picket - seen too many reeling in the years from the thatcher era)

[Mikeyt086]

Originally Posted by 33% God

Are your mates from belgrove unable to walk?

Crossing a picket is an act of massive disrespect.

They can walk but they didnt want to be molested while leaving on foot. I popped in, picked him up and popped out.

Imagine if i actually was collecting a friend unable to walk. You would look like such a knob.

[stop]

Originally Posted by 1968

I was at pickets at three different UCD entrances today from approx 11am - 3pm and did not see one incident of striking workers/supportive students "verbally abuse", "physically block" or sit on people's cars.

See my other post here for a brief report of the day's events:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showp...7&postcount=81

I did see this type of behaviour, around 9am.

Originally Posted by 1968

Not all of them.

I've heard that 60 students from Maynooth joined with their lectures and other college staff on picket lines today. Positive news.

WOW 1% of NUIM students!!!!

[1968]

It seems the only official statement from the UCDSU has been this - "Anyone who is looking for a place to study, the JJ Library is open 10am till 4pm at the very least today, and the out of hours reading room is open this evening from 11pm until 3am."

Absolutely shocking.

During the last major industrial dispute in UCD when women cleaner's went on strike in 1985, the UCDSU canceled one of its balls as going into the venue would have involved breaking the picket and instead held a free event the main Library at which the Blades among other played.

It seems those day's are gone.

[33% God]

Originally Posted by Mikeyt086

They can walk but they didnt want to be molested while leaving on foot. I popped in, picked him up and popped out.

He could have walked out to you, no-one would mind in the least people from campus leaving the university, my mate from Merville came out to me today and had no trouble.

Imagine if i actually was collecting a friend unable to walk. You would look like such a knob.

Ya, I did think of that

Originally Posted by jimi_t

So is striking a week before exams.

(not that I would cross a picket - seen too many reeling in the years from the thatcher era)

Were people really that inconvenianced by it? It's not like it was sprung on anybody. My lectures from today are all being repeated (although Tuesday is my quiet day) and I reserved today to do reading for one of my assignments, got all the materials in the library yesterday.

Although I suppose it's the lack of forward thinking in Ireland that's responsible for most of this mess in the first place