Haiti – disaster compounded by capitalism

Here we post Joe Higgins' article from Wednesday January 27th's edition of the Daily Mail, on the crisis in Haiti. We apologise for the delay in posting the article online.

Meeting & Discussion – building a new anti-water charges campaign

MEETING: "No Re-Introduction of Water Charges! Boycott the Charge – Boycott Meter Installation!", due to take place on Saturday, February 13th from 12pm to 3pm in the Teachers’ Club, Parnell Square West, Dublin 1.

Determined fight from unions needed to stop government onslaught

The Budget will, if the Government gets its way, mark the first of four where working people, the unemployed and those who depend on public services will be crucified over an economic crash they did not cause. The palpable anger this is causing in society generally can be seen in the threat by the Garda Representative Association to ballot for industrial action.

Union leaders discuss sell out despite historic strike

250,000 public service workers took part in the one day strike on 24 November in opposition to the threatened cut of €1.3 billion from the public service pay bill in next month’s budget on top of similar sized cuts in Social Welfare payments and in public service provision itself.

Haiti – disaster compounded by capitalism

Here we post Joe Higgins' article from Wednesday January 27th's edition of the Daily Mail, on the crisis in Haiti. We apologise for the delay in posting the article online.

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Feb
08

Haiti – disaster compounded by capitalism

Here we post Joe Higgins’ article from Wednesday January 27th’s edition of the Daily Mail, on the crisis in Haiti. We apologise for the delay in posting the article online. READ MORE

Feb
03

Hands off the minimum wage

Minister Dara Calleary, together with the representatives of the bosses, are now more and more vocally pushing to reduce the minimum wage and tear up Registered Employment Agreements in particular sectors. This is a disgrace and must be fought. READ MORE

Feb
03

Mortgage holders need far more than “solutions” being offered up by Green Party

The Green Party is reported to be discussing with Fianna Fáil measures that will prevent householders in mortgage arrears arising from hardships such as job losses. In reality their proposals are far too little. Householders need radical reductions of the principal on their mortgages. READ MORE

Feb
01

McCarthy admits Bord Snip was a ‘political exercise’

Last Friday McCarthy admitted that ‘An Bord Snip Nua’ was a ‘political exercise’, which was used to create a climate where drastic cuts in public services would be seen as inevitable. Here Joe Higgins discusses how this lays bare the manipulation of the public debate by the government and the media. READ MORE

Jan
28

Attacks on public sector workers – paving way to further attacks on private sector

The reality of life as a civil servant has been made clear by many of those interviewed at the Civil and Public Service Union conference. Far from what has been painted by hostile right wing commentators, following a series of assaults on public sector pay, earnings of around €400 a week are commonplace. With that, many have to support children, an unemployed partner and pay a mortgage. READ MORE

Jan
25

Gormleys Water Charges: Up to €900 a household?

Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, this morning, announced that the government wanted to take a billion euro a year from householders in water charges. This could mean an average of €900 a year for each household. This would simply be an intolerable burden on working people, already hit by levies and wage cuts. READ MORE

Jan
21

Support the Air Traffic Controllers – Defend the right to strike

The air traffic controllers are right to stand by their suspended colleagues, and in fact the entire trade union movement needs to respond to Minister Dempseys threat to the right to strike. READ MORE

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Yesterday Joe Higgins spoke in the European Parliament, reacting to the Lisbon result and raising the disgusting decision by Aer Lingus to sack 700 employees. Here is the video and transcript of his speech. READ MORE

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