In recent days press reports on briefings given by the Minister for Social Protection and senior officials in her Department have pointed to the beginning of a campaign to exert pressure on and harass unemployed people. Apparently, the Minister is to unveil next week a programme entitled, Pathways to Work. It has been stated every [...]
Video: Joe Higgins tells Tanaiste not to scapegoat the unemployed for economic crisis
On January - 26 - 2012
CAHWT Press Statement: Today’s Anglo payment is 8 years of Household Taxes
On January - 25 - 2012
Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes (CAHWT) Press statement 25 Jan 2012 – issued after protest at Anglo Irish Bank offices, Dublin, by Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes. The protest was supported by 9 TDs backing the non-payment of the household tax. Single Anglo payment dwarfs household & austerity taxes Witholding Household Tax can [...]
Comment: Savage cuts to education for children, yet more bailouts for Anglo Bondholders
On January - 21 - 2012
Yesterday thousands of parents, teachers and pupils staged a passionate demonstration at the Department of Education in Dublin. They were from schools benefiting from the programme known as ‘Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools’ or DEIS which was designed to counter the many ill effects on children living in areas of high unemployment and poverty. [...]
CAHWT Press Statement: CAHWT vows to build mass non-registration by St Patrick’s Day
On January - 21 - 2012
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
