Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes (CAHWT) Campaign goes nationwide as 97.5% still not paying Household Tax * CAHWT vows to build mass non-registration by St Patrick’s Day * Nationwide meetings, poster and newsletter launched The Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes today (Friday 20 Jan) launched a national poster and 250,000 newsletters to build [...]
CAHWT Press Statement: CAHWT vows to build mass non-registration by St Patrick’s Day
On January - 21 - 2012
CAHWT Press Statement: Minister Hogan’s comments vindicate campaigns warning of €1,000 per
On January - 16 - 2012
Press Release Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes Minister Hogan’s comments vindicate campaigns warning of €1,000 per year charge on hard pressed families Household tax the first step to property and water taxes The Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes today claimed that Government plans to introduce water taxes by 2014 mean that ordinary households [...]
Comment: Inspirational La Senza workers show way forward
On January - 16 - 2012
Imagine you work with a ‘prestigious’ lingerie retail chain. You have given many years of loyal service for a very average wage. You have gone the extra mile for the company when you were asked. In particular over the Christmas period and particularly during the Sales you worked flat out. And then you came to [...]
Video: Joe Higgins urges Minister to ensure La Senza workers’ entitlements are met
On January - 12 - 2012
I welcome the representatives of the La Senza workers to the Visitors’ Gallery and I am in solidarity with the Vita Cortex workers suffering from similar high-handed disgusting treatment. It is breathtaking in its arrogance and disrespect towards the up to 120 mainly female workers in the La Senza lingerie stores in Dublin and Cork [...]
Video: Joe Higgins warns austerity will further prolong crisis
On January - 12 - 2012
Does the Taoiseach agree that, for many of us, it is deeply disappointing to hear today that whatever reflection he did over the Christmas break, he has not recognised in the Dáil’s first meeting of 2012 that the austerity policy is an absolute disaster economically and socially? Does he not see the significant contradiction in [...]
CAHWT Press Statement: Anti Household Tax Hotline Launched 1890 98 98 00
On January - 11 - 2012
Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes (CAHWT) Press statement 11 January 2012 National Hotline 1890 – 98 98 00 Launched by Anti Household Tax Campaign National hotline launched today by the Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes in response to government threats; *CAHWT plans to organise meetings in every county and major town of Ireland. [...]
Press Statement: 15% average increase in Dublin Bus fares is yet another attack on ordinary people
On January - 10 - 2012
15% average increase in Dublin Bus fares is yet another attack on ordinary people Paul Murphy MEP slams increase in Dublin Bus fare rates as scandalous Dublin Bus fare rates have been increased on average across the city by 15% since January 01. At a time when many people will be struggling financially in the [...]
