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Busmen in the firing line

Busmen in the firing line

Eugene O'Callaghan
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Keeping the buses running during the years of the Troubles was a priority which came at huge personal cost. For the busmen the experience was attritional: the entire fleet of buses was destroyed and 17 men were
killed simply for turning up for work.

Protecting your members from death is not a normal part of a union official’s brief, but it was his number one priority. Setting aside their differences O’Callaghan and union colleagues worked alongside Werner Heubeck and
management to keep the drivers safe.

O’Callaghan also represented the ‘General Workers’ in manufacturing, tackling issues affecting pay and conditions with the same passion. But it was to the busmen that he devoted most of his energies; making sure that pensions were extended to all bus employees, wages were increased, and
ensuring that a threat of privatisation was defeated.

Even in retirement he did not rest, becoming a strong advocate for retired union members. The issue of busmen’s pensions came to dominate Eugene’s final years. Frustrated at what he saw as mismanagement, incompetence and indifference, he campaigned to rectify an historical oversight in respect of their pension contributions.

Blunt, resolute and always on the side of the worker, O’Callaghan spoke truth to power in a real way – to benefit the lives of those whom he served
Language
English
Pages
230
Format
Paperback
Release
September 20, 2019
ISBN 13
9781909556683

Busmen in the firing line

Eugene O'Callaghan
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Keeping the buses running during the years of the Troubles was a priority which came at huge personal cost. For the busmen the experience was attritional: the entire fleet of buses was destroyed and 17 men were
killed simply for turning up for work.

Protecting your members from death is not a normal part of a union official’s brief, but it was his number one priority. Setting aside their differences O’Callaghan and union colleagues worked alongside Werner Heubeck and
management to keep the drivers safe.

O’Callaghan also represented the ‘General Workers’ in manufacturing, tackling issues affecting pay and conditions with the same passion. But it was to the busmen that he devoted most of his energies; making sure that pensions were extended to all bus employees, wages were increased, and
ensuring that a threat of privatisation was defeated.

Even in retirement he did not rest, becoming a strong advocate for retired union members. The issue of busmen’s pensions came to dominate Eugene’s final years. Frustrated at what he saw as mismanagement, incompetence and indifference, he campaigned to rectify an historical oversight in respect of their pension contributions.

Blunt, resolute and always on the side of the worker, O’Callaghan spoke truth to power in a real way – to benefit the lives of those whom he served
Language
English
Pages
230
Format
Paperback
Release
September 20, 2019
ISBN 13
9781909556683

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