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Workers Rising: The ITGWU & Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising Happy Easter! In this video I look back at Ireland’s pivotal 1916 Easter Rising. The Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union (ITGWU) – precursor to SIPTU – played a defining role. In 1916,…

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Check out my latest video diving into the ITGWU and the 1916 Easter Rising – a pivotal moment in Irish history! 🇮🇪 #EasterRising #ITGWU #IrishHistory #1916Rising #HistoryVideo

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Poster from the 1913 Dublin Lockout telling workers to “Support your fellow workers. Don’t wear clothes made by Scab Labour.” By El Gringo at en.wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia by SreeBot, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17914984

Today in #LaborHistory 1/4/1909: James Larkin founded #ITGWU w/members from #socialist movement & #IWW. After Larkin left for US in 1914, #JamesConnolly led ITGWU until his execution, 1916, for role in #EasterRising. Connolly cofounded IWW in US, 1905.

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