MICHAEL MARTIN WHAT ABOUT THE DEAD BELFAST DOCKERS - AND BELFAST PEOPLE
Michael Martin must be very worried about his seat in the forthcoming election - for this hypocrite to use a murdered woman in this manner is nothing short of disgusting. I say this in view of the fact - that he knows full well about the deaths of Belfast Dockers and God only knows how many other innocent people from Asbestos, and couldn't care less.
I will explain, Just over 50 years ago the ITGWU Branch at Belfast Docks betrayed the entire working class of Ireland and besmirched the honourable names of the Union Founders, James Connolly and Jim Larkin. Along with Belfast Employers the union - with the full approval of Leaders in Dublin, instigated a Decasualisation Scheme. This was supposed to eradicate the Casual of system of employment. In reality it was dictatorial System which was overseen by the Union and Employers to control the Dockers. To police this new system union joined forces with the Belfast employers and unbelievably formed a Union and Employers Court for persecuting and sacking Dockers.
The Court was named “Northern Ireland Federation of Employers and Irish Transport & General Workers Union Joint Disciplinary Committee. This travesty trade unionism started off small, just suspending Dockers for a few days at a time, without pay – but eventually when any Docker refused to work discharging bags of Asbestos without protection, the court sacked him.
The three Browne Brothers have contracted Asbestosis. Two of them, Frank and Sean have died from it. See UTV’s program, ‘Death Trap On The Docks’, this shows a harrowing picture of how the Union abandoned Asbestos sufferers and was controlled by the employers. Sean’s widow gives a heart-warming account of their lives together - and a heart-breaking account of his horrendous death - and how they were ignored by the Union. This was the very Union that ordered that it should be discharged or the Dockers would be sacked.
The people from North Belfast which is closest to the Docks were also placed in great danger. I personally watched as clouds of Asbestos Dust was blown across the Herdman Channel and enveloped the houses. How many Belfast people have died from cancer, not knowing it was caused by Asbestos? The least the Belfast Authorities can do, is check every lung cancer patient for the presence of Asbestos?
MICHAEL MARTIN knows about this, because I told him to his face - about ten or 11 years ago in the Square Shopping Centre and his entourage took down every word I said, including my email address. His parting words to me were, “I will speak to Jack O’Connor about this, whom I know personally and get back to you”. I AM STILL WAITING.
Why is the champion of justice ignoring this trade union scandal, yet feels free to cherry-pick on the equally tragic murder of one woman. Many Irish People have died a horrendous death from Asbestos and there’s not been one peep out of this Champion of the People. In the quoted successful TV programme, which was shut down, I can’t remember if was the solicitor Martin Hanna or the City Hospital Doctor Joe McMahon - who suggested that the employers were guilty of Corporate Manslaughter. I disagree. Because the people who ordered it to be discharged knew of the Dangers, it must be Corporate Murder.
This is a moot point as all are long dead however the families of the dead must be told the Truth. However this will never happen while Michael Martin garners for himself publicity on the back of a murdered woman and ignores a scandal of monumental proportions. While the un-savory facts about Connolly and Larkin's joining with employers must be anathema to all right-minded members of any Trade Union, the fact that it was the Union Chairman, Jim Austin, who ordered Dockers to discharge Asbestos without protection, to save the employer money, must be mind-blowing - and covered up.
However, just before decasualization Scheme [which was to give jobs for life] and he had negotiated - he left the Union and joined the employers as Labour Controller. I will never forget his words, “How can dust kill anyone”? Surely the die-hard trade unionists can see, that he sold out the union as well as the Dockers. Before any of the die-hards jump on this fact it should be noted, that even though he was now an employer - he remained a Union Member and was given his 50 year long service badge by Jack O'Connor. Rumor had it that he threated to tell the truth about the Union's collaboration with the employers unless he received it.
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However, after I refused to work at Asbestos the real reason for the Union and Employers Court became clear. It was to weed out and sack any Docker who objected to their corrupt amalgamation and I along with many others was sacked. Many who didn't object died.
The Union and Employers Court which named itself ' The Joint Disciplinary Committee never put the real reason for the sacking in the Court Papers, they always had a series of very minor offences for which the Dockers were sacked. See the documentation from the Union and Employers Court in the attached file, DOC044. This proves that the Belfast Branch was corrupted.
Obviously, over the past 50 years the pawns of the wealthy, like Jack O’Connor, Michael Martin and many others have been totally corrupted. One must ask why? Is it for money or power or are they – like Michael Martin- just evil personified? I asked the ‘then’ general secretary, Michael Mullen, ‘how can you sleep at night knowing of this betrayal of Larkin and Connolly's Union - and while Asbestos Dust is being blown all over Belfast’? In his reply he said: “Many things keep me awake at night but never the contents of your insulting letters”. See his letter.
This says it all. And shows just how much the Union of 50 years ago considered the well-being of union members, the Irish People, and its own antecedence. In view of the Truth Michael Martin must apologize for using a murdered woman to enhance his own lying career. Besides the lies of Michael Martin, the supposed watchdogs of Democracy in the Republic are a sycophantic joke. Besides a multitude of TD’s I’ve written to I've also written to SIPO, the C&AG, Seamus McCarthy, various Ombudsmen and all the justice and media committees, and none of these Paragons of Virtue would investigate or call to account the many TD’s and government ministers who cover up the Belfast Docks Scandal.
I also have written many times to the supposed free press and informed them of the corruption that's ruling Ireland - and of the Law that's being ignored. Why will none of the not so thin-skinned solicitors whom I've named, or the cover up Law Societies not take me to task for maligning their dubious reputations? Could the Truth be the answer?
In fact, the PAC informed me that the C&AG told them - that it was not in their remit to investigate this scandal. Again, I ask - if a branch of the union that fought to free Ireland is corrupted, and their actions directly contradict the beliefs of the founders - just what sort of Democracy – or a controlled Democracy are we living in. This small prime example of the evil that infects the Irish Government and the law, North and South
I look forward to hearing from Michael Martin, but like all the other People in Power, he will will swallow my truthful statements without comment.