All trade unionists must support drivers’ fight. As Socialist Worker went to press, the scheduled strikes on the Luas had been deferred pending talks at the Labour Court initiated by the ICTU president Patricia King. While workers have been told their action must be deferred, the company has continued with its bully boy tactics aimed […]
A show of unity and the threat of pickets on all Tesco stores forced the company to delay its plans to slash the pay of long term staff. The company has also been forced to make more concessions such as a redundancy and once off compensation package.
A show of unity and the threat of pickets on all Tesco stores forced the company to delay its plans to slash the pay of long term staff. The company has also been forced to make more concessions such as a redundancy and once off compensation package. However as we go to print, Tesco’s threats […]
As Socialist Worker went to print, the Luas drivers fight for a decent pay rise was at a critical point. The driver’s union SIPTU had called off two planned days of strikes in return for a new offer of talks with Transdev.
As Socialist Worker went to print, the Luas drivers fight for a decent pay rise was at a critical point. The driver’s union SIPTU had called off two planned days of strikes in return for a new offer of talks with Transdev. This followed the company’s outrageous bullying of its workforce with threats of layoffs, […]
NAMA is a scandal; North and South! The recent BBC NI documentary on the sale of a huge swathe of NAMA owned property in the North confirmed the scale of corruption involved in the after-effects of Ireland’s property bubble crash. It also highlighted the rich pickings that a class of well-connected politicians, legal firms and […]
Many SIPTU members will have been outraged by Jack O’Connor’s call to vote Labour after five years of cuts and betrayals. O’Connor was reiterating his old theme of how bad things would have been without the moderating influence of Labour on their Fine Gael coalition partners. To SIPTU members this is a familiar song; every […]
As Socialist Worker goes to press the Luas pay fight has entered a crucial phase. After a series of magnificent one and two day stoppages drivers are set to escalate their fight as management continue to ignore their demands or even negotiate any pay rise outside of productivity deals or general inflation.
As Socialist Worker goes to press the Luas pay fight has entered a crucial phase. After a series of magnificent one and two day stoppages drivers are set to escalate their fight as management continue to ignore their demands or even negotiate any pay rise outside of productivity deals or general inflation. Drivers’ wages have […]
Special Report by Owen McCormack As thousands of more families face homelessness, evictions or emergency accommodation in hotels and B&Bs, the human misery involved is providing opportunities for some to make vast profits. While the Government and Labour’s Minister Alan Kelly have failed to provide social or affordable housing for those affected by the fall […]
Socialist Worker industrial correspondent, Owen McCormack reports on important current disputes.
Socialist Worker industrial correspondent, Owen McCormack reports on important current disputes. Irish rail workers fight for a pay increase should be supported by all workers. Its been over seven years since the train drivers received any pay rise while they have accepted numerous cost cutting and productivity deals worth over €75 million in savings. The […]
Just how far has the Labour Party has travelled on the road to worshiping at the neoliberal altar can be seen in Minister Alan Kelly’s housing strategy. Kelly has accepted the general neoliberal law that Governments can’t provide any service, be it health, education or housing, for their citizens without enlisting the expertise, dynamism and efficiency of the Market. Thus, his housing strategy relies completely on both the private rented sector for the bulk of its provision with private speculatively built housing by developers meant to provide the rest. Local Authorities will remain underfunded, and the stock of social housing will remain marginal.
Just how far has the Labour Party has travelled on the road to worshiping at the neoliberal altar can be seen in Minister Alan Kelly’s housing strategy. Kelly has accepted the general neoliberal law that Governments can’t provide any service, be it health, education or housing, for their citizens without enlisting the expertise, dynamism and […]
With over a hundred thousand households still in need of social housing the real priorities of the Government and state can be seen in the workings of NAMA. In an extraordinary scandal the state agency continues to fund bankrupted developers who specialise in luxury homes for Irelands wealthy. This coincides with a ‘tsunami’ of house repossessions as the housing crisis worsens for ordinary people
With over a hundred thousand households still in need of social housing the real priorities of the Government and state can be seen in the workings of NAMA. In an extraordinary scandal the state agency continues to fund bankrupted developers who specialise in luxury homes for Irelands wealthy. This coincides with a ‘tsunami’ of house […]