Letters to the Editor: Workers can shape the future of the economy

'The trade union movement is probably one of the best examples of civil society in action'

Dunnes Stores workers on strike outside Dunnes on Henry Street in 1985.'We might draw courage from the Dunnes Stores workers here in Ireland who, in 1984, refused to handle goods from then apartheid South Africa, and the huge support they received from the public.' Picture: RollingNews.ie

I was delighted to read the statement of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions on June 9, calling on the Government to pull back on its “blunt” and “short-sighted” decision to remove the triple lock.

This welcome statement is very much in keeping with the expressed wishes of the majority of Irish people, many of our former diplomats and veterans, and a great many of our politicians, both in Government and in the opposition.