Thursday, 2nd May at 7.00 p.m. Forster Court, Galway

SIPTU’s Galway District Committee is marking the occasion of the Centenary of the 1913 Lockout and celebrating May Day on Thursday, 2nd May 2013 at 7.00pm in the Sean Meade Room at the SIPTU offices on Forster Court.

Local labour historians John Cunningham and Mary Clancy will guide us through the history of trade unions in Galway in the early part of the 20th century in particular a strike for union recognition, which coincidentally also took place in 1913.

Other speakers will recall their own involvement in later recognition disputes in the town and there will be input from several trade unions at this point.

We will finish the evening with ceol agus craic!

Members of all trade unions are welcome and there is no charge, but for catering purposes, please let us know if you are attending. Tell us your name and your union by Friday, 26th April by any of the following means:-

E-mail aoreilly@siptu.ie  / Text (087) 6776819 / Telephone (01) 8588285