tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200177861013445343.post796168711392768539..comments2023-09-14T01:03:30.922+01:00Comments on The Thirsty Gargoyle: USA 1994: Disillusioned in DublinThe Thirsty Gargoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07555762505933950270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200177861013445343.post-58617708726429460252011-12-01T18:03:20.733+00:002011-12-01T18:03:20.733+00:00Wow! Excellent. That's sure one from the heart...Wow! Excellent. That's sure one from the heart. I was working & living in Dublin at that time... and definitely drinking... but yet the fact of the strike has entirely faded from my mind. Maybe it's because the pubs I went to then were all "family" houses and the few non-family barstaff would not have been in Unions (whether by choice or pressure I can't say but I can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200177861013445343.post-81329629154033991142011-11-25T08:32:05.685+00:002011-11-25T08:32:05.685+00:00I agree it's awful to cross a picket line. Our...I agree it's awful to cross a picket line. Our branch actually isn't on strike on Wednesday (because of the stage of the negotiations for the particular pension scheme most of its members are on) but the other unions are, so I have taken the day as leave so I can support the strike. Anyone who doesn't come into work in our union will be disciplined, and they're now refusing any RLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992861378944115703noreply@blogger.com