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On the History of the Larkin T shirt.

The SIPTU Solidarity with Cuba Forum and the Irish Friends of Cuba Coalition have been discussing ways of commemorating the solidarity shown to the Dublin Lockout members by British trade Unions who contributes extraordinary supplies of food and clothing aid as well as finance. It was felt that for the Centenary of the Dublin Lockout it would be appropriate to have a commemorative T shirt in a vivid colour depicting one of the central characters of the Dublin event Jim Larkin along with the 100 years of Struggle – to remind people that we still have not got collective bargaining rights in 2013.

The design was a joint effort between myself, Eira Gallagher and our supplier Val Bates and his design team> They also supplied us with the polo shirts and fleeces which carry a design including Che Guevara and the SIPTU Solidarity with Cuba Logo.

We sell stock at marginally above cost price and any monies raised go into the Forum account which supports a number of Cuban health and educational projects. We hope to make a sizable donation to these projects when the Forum group visit Havana in November 2013. The Cuban Coalition are examining ways of having closer ties between trade unions and political parties who support the Cuban ideal with a view to having an ongoing project in Cuba.

In solidarity

Jack McGinley

T-Shirts are €12.50c and can be ordered from KMCGINLY@tcd.ie