Over 30 years of anarchist writing from Ireland listed under hundreds of topics
IBEC
They Didn’t Share the Wealth Why Should we Share the Pain
Date: Thu, 2009-03-12 22:58
There is no money left in Ireland. At least that’s what you might think after listening to Brian Cowen, Enda Kenny, IBEC and the parade of capitalist economists and pundits who parrot this nonsense. Yes, we are heading into a deep recession but guess who is expected to pay the cost?
HSE Board have an interest in running down health service
Date: Mon, 2008-07-07 01:03
It’s not incompetence, it's sabotage - Would you put people with a financial interest in running down the public health service in charge of our hospitals?
The laundry workers women’s strike that won paid holidays in Ireland
Date: Thu, 2007-07-19 15:46
In 1941 a bill was brought before the Dail which would make trade unions pay for licences to negotiate on behalf of their members. Without a licence workers and their unions could be sued by employers for loss of profits if they went on strike. This blatant attempt at extorting money from unions was not taken well. The Dublin Trades’ Council, representing 60,000 workers, called the bill ‘a partisan attack on the working classes’. The Irish Women Workers Union urged opposition to the bill and on June 4th 100 shop stewards endorsed their union’s stand.
