Soldiers do not want to be used to break strikes(Ireland)

[Coggeh]

DEFENCE FORCES: MEMBERS OF the Defence Forces should be given an assurance that they will not be ordered to break strikes if disquiet in the public sector leads to industrial action, Pdforra, the representative association of soldiers, sailors and aircrew, has said.


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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0205/1233787117373.html


Good stuff

[Eros]

That's good.

[OneNamedNameLess]

Unless they are anti-foreign labour strikes. Anyhoo, I'm glad to hear of this from the armed forces.

If they do not agree on breaking strikes, then the state will always just send in the old truncheon mob to disperse the workers sadly.

[genstrike]

Now if only soldiers would stop fighting imperialist wars, we would be set

[Pogue]

Good to see.

[LeninBalls]

Now if only soldiers would stop fighting imperialist wars, we would be set

Luckily Ireland doesn't fight wars. :)

[Die Neue Zeit]

This is what separates soldiers from the pigs. :)

[peaccenicked]

This is good news in the light of this recent article.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/ireland/090203/ireland-the-game (http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/ireland/090203/ireland-the-game)