It really beggars belief that trade union leaders would have the brazenness to propose to low and middle income public sector workers that they should agree, not just an acceptance of the savage wage cuts already meted out, but “revolutionary” measures that can have a further devastating effect on the incomes and working conditions of [...]
Proposed public sector deal is a breathtaking sellout of low and middle income workers
On March - 30 - 2010
Nationalise the banks under democratic control and management
On March - 29 - 2010
A further €16 billion of taxpayer’s money is due to be put into the country’s biggest banks in the hope that this gift coupled with NAMA will enable the banks to operate profitably and lend. The government’s whole approach is predicated on two fundamental beliefs which I challenge, namely that the bondholders and foreign banks [...]
CPSU Conference fringe meeting – public sector unions must up the ante
On March - 26 - 2010
The wide observance of the work to rule by public service workers is a testament to the anger felt at a slashing of their pay by more than 15% last year. While opprobrium is being poured on low paid workers in the Passport Office, egged on by the media, record losses in Anglo are due [...]
The impact of the financial crisis on developing countries
On March - 26 - 2010
At a Plenary session of the European Parliament, Joe Higgins MEP explains his vote on the resolution concerning the impact that the financial crisis has had on the developing world while explaining the limitations of the resolution. In English: As Gaeilge: Share on bebo Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via [...]
Supporting the “No TAV” campaign in the European Parliament
On March - 25 - 2010
During a Plenary Session of the European Parliament, Joe Higgins MEP highlights the massive campaign by the residents of the Val di Susa in North-West Italy in opposing the building of a highspeed train service through the Valley which will have an enormous impact on the environment and living standards of the community. To see [...]
Oppose the NBRU’s collusion with Dublin Bus management to sack trade unionists
On March - 24 - 2010
The sacking of shop steward Eugene McDonagh by Dublin Bus management and the simultaneous suspension of him by his union, the NBRU, from the executive to which he was democratically elected represents a joint management/union bureaucracy drive to destroy effective representation for bus workers in Harristown garage. It comes on the back of a campaign [...]
Fine Gael’s “New Republic” is a privatised Republic
On March - 24 - 2010
There is no hint of modesty in Fine Gael’s claims for its future economic and political plans unveiled in recent days. This is the ‘most ambitious programme for political reform since the 1930s’ according to their leading spokespeople as they proclaim their vision of a ‘New Republic.’ Alas Fine Gael’s ‘new’ Republic would look very [...]
