C.r. Man Denies Rights

Was it simply a coincidence when an employee of the Ulster Plant Ltd. near Dungannon was sacked within an hour’of his attempt to start a Trade Union branth? Until 18th August last, Mr. F. Molloy was employed as an apprentice fitterwelder at ‘the Ulster Plant Ltd., which employs about 30 workers, mainly fitter-welders. He had been an employee for about two and a half yéars. August 18th was the day that he called a meeting of the workers: during the 10 o'clock tea break. . About 9 attended and conditions of.work, wages and trade unionism were discussed. Mr. Molloy takes up the story: "Benny Haughey was appointed to seek a wage increase, and weut to see Mr. Déuglas (one of the directors of Ulster Plant). He was told that there wasn't a chance of more money for anyone. At about half ten Mr. Douglas came in to told me to sweep the floor. I refused, protesting that I was employed as a welder. I was then told to go to the office and collect my cards and get out. I was told at the office that my cards were not ready. I was told again to get out, and was in fact physically kicked out."

I had brief words at the Ulster Plants works with two of the directors, Mr. Pat Douglas and Mr. Lee Molaghan. Each became extremely busy when they learned that I was going to write an article for Free Citizen, but I did manage to get this much; neither had any idea that there was an attempt being made to form a trade union. Both stated that they had not the slightest objection to a where I was working; the foreman was using my welder; Mr. Douglas Needless to say, the residents bully-boys, and resisted when the own streets. The army retaliated R.U.C. No sooner had our demand Bow they "occupy" the streets union branch being formed.

Strangely these statements don't fit neatly with the facts:Last week another employee Mr. C. McCausland was sacked because he ''didn't wish to go to the South for a job lasting a number of days" If he didn't put the job before his domestic affairs he too could get his cards he was told.

Mr. Benny, Haughey and Mr. Clark, and Mr. McCausland were all advocates of trade unionism. Coincidence?

Mr. Molloy was especially angry over what he considered to be a Hypocritical stance of Mr. Douglas. 'Mr. Douglas", he said, " has become a prominent member of the Civil Rights movement and is a leading Tyrone Republican. He could shout fascists at the police on Civil Rights demonstrations, but it was a different story when it came to the basic rights of workers in his own factory."

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