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, [...]
Attacks on public sector workers – paving way to further attacks on private sector
On January - 28 - 2010
Gormleys Water Charges: Up to €900 a household?
On January - 25 - 2010
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. Mr. [...]
Joe Higgins MEP condemns divide-and-rule religious tactics of capitalism in Malaysia
On January - 21 - 2010
In this video Joe condemns the whipping up of religious divisions by capitalism by in Malaysia as well as condemning religious attacks in Egypt and in Europe. Share on bebo Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Share on technorati Tumblr it Tweet about it Print for [...]
Support the Air Traffic Controllers – Defend the right to strike
On January - 21 - 2010
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. The government and Fine Gael grudgingly accept the legal right to strike in the abstract or when an action is not effective. However [...]
The Big Water Charges Frame-up
On January - 21 - 2010
Hot on the heels of the ‘Great Frame-up’ of 2009, whereby public sector workers were hammered, and forced to pay, for the crimes of the developers/bankers, the propaganda campaign to facilitate the next big stitch up is already well underway. Ordinary householders around the country are being blamed for the water crisis currently being experienced [...]
Support Public Service Workers’ Industrial Action Against Savage Pay Cuts
On January - 20 - 2010
Responding to the various forms of work to rule that members of the Civil and Public Service Union (CPSU) which began yesterday and which will be joined by other unions Joe Higgins MEP of the Socialist Party commented: The capitulation of the ICTU leaders in the run up to the budget has caused much discontent [...]
Robinson Crisis, corruption & sectarianism
On January - 14 - 2010
Although the crisis surrounding the ‘sidestepped’ Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and wife Iris has appeared to temporarily subside, the fact that the whole structure of power sharing and the power-sharing Executive might be in danger of collapse over the controversy, graphically illustrates the artificial nature of that entity. A structure fashioned to reflect [...]
