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.
There is fear and loathing in the vegetable patch. The greens are nervous and restive. Inclement environmental conditions have sapped their once bright emerald hue leaving them looking pale and sickly. But worse is to come. READ MORE
Joe Higgins, will be doing a live online video Q&A session, to give people throughout Dublin the chance to directly ask him questions. Starting at 5pm, he will be answering questions as they come in. The event, which his campaign believes to be the first of its kind for Ireland, is part of a broader “Social Media Press Conference”. READ MORE
This Sunday (24th May), the Socialist Party candidate in the Dublin Euro Election Campaign, Joe Higgins, will be doing a live online video Q&A session, to give people throughout Dublin the chance to directly ask him questions. Starting at 5pm, he will be answering questions as they come in, live on video through his website http://www.JoeHiggins.eu. To watch the video, or ask a question people simply have to log on at 5pm. READ MORE
This Sunday (24th May), Dublin European Election Candidate, Joe Higgins, will be hosting an open Q&A session for bloggers – a chance for them to get to know Joe, his ideas and campaign. The event will take place in a quiet meeting room in the IFI in Temple Bar, starting at 5pm, and all bloggers are invited. READ MORE
Dublin Euro Election Candidate, Joe Higgins has signed a pledge from the European Federation of Public Service Unions on defending public services and public sector workers. Joe stands fully in defence of workers rights and public services. Workers and our services should not be made pay for the crisis caused by neoliberal governments, big business and the rich. READ MORE
Here, in the first of a series of videos on what Joe Higgins stands for, Joe outlines some of the basic things that should be done to end the unemployment crisis. He argues we must fight every wage cut and job loss, which will only make the recession worse. READ MORE
Joe Higgins has signed an eleciton pledge of the Teachers Union of Ireland. He has pledged his full opposition to al the education cuts, and to keep up the fight against them. READ MORE
