I had the great pleasure of accepting an invitation to the New York St. Patrick’s Day celebration this year. Myself and Mick Lynch the Irish leader of the RMT in England, were guests of the Transport Worker’s Union of America thanks to International President, John Samuelsen.

I arrived a couple of days before St Patrick’s Day to get a rest before a busy week of talks. I’ve been to New York a good few times and I love nothing better than walking around looking at buildings and chatting with people. I don’t know why people say New Yorker’s don’t catch your eye or chat with strangers. I think it’s the opposite, they love a bit of conversation and they want to know where you’re from, what you’re doing etc. Read more