by Brendan Ogle | Jun 21, 2024 | Newstalk Reaction, Uncategorized
The European Elections were a very educational, challenging and life affirming experience. From the campaign challenges to the ‘left’ bullying and the satisfaction of once again meeting and putting my values out there. Would I do it again? I...
by Brendan Ogle | May 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Imagine you have had a good day. It doesn’t need to have been sensational, just good. Maybe you had a nice meal out in good company, you made love, or your favourite football team won a big game. Just something that had a feel good factor attached and brought...
by Brendan Ogle | Aug 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Catherine Martin is under attack. She was asked at a press conference ‘what is a woman’ and she said the question was not relevant. She could have said that a woman is a human person who chooses to identify as a woman. Maybe she didn’t think of it. Maybe...
by Brendan Ogle | May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Brendan Ogle: On Friday we go to the polls in local and European elections, and Unite members do so on the back of an exciting and radical 2019 Irish Policy Conference last week. In addition to two exciting new initiatives in the areas of mental...
by Brendan Ogle | Feb 8, 2018 | Trade Union, Uncategorized
If, as I wrote last week, there is a reason why ‘Neo-Liberals have anti-trade union positions’, this should not be interpreted as applying to employers only. On the contrary, many employers realise that collective bargaining with their employees through...
by Brendan Ogle | Feb 1, 2018 | Anti Trade Unions, Uncategorized
If you are under 30 years of age there is a strong possibility that you have never read, or seen, a positive feature about Trade Unions in the mainstream media. In that environment a climate of suspicion towards, and even hostility to, collective...
