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Vol. 71/No. 35      September 24, 2007

 
‘Militant’ welcomed in N. Ireland
 
BY ÖGMUNDUR JÓNSSON  
BELFAST, northern Ireland—Workers here welcomed the Militant’s coverage of the Cuban Revolution and the paper’s editorial, “Safety is a union question! No miner has to die!” during an August 19 sales team. Discussions ranged from gains of the struggle against British imperialist domination to what growing immigration means for workers’ ability to fight.

A group of workers from Poland who bought the paper said they work at the post office for a temporary agency and take home £125 per week (£1=U.S.$2). Another Polish worker said he lives in a Catholic area but works mainly with Protestants. He said he saw no difference.

The previous day, the team set up in the meatpacking town of Dungannon and got a similar response. Many of those who stopped by were meat workers, most originally from East Timor and other former Portuguese colonies, as well as northern Ireland.

All told, the team sold 4 subscriptions, 15 Militants, and 11 copies of the supplement on the Utah mine disaster. Three Pathfinder books were sold, all related to the Cuban Revolution.
 
 
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