Over 30 years of anarchist writing from Ireland listed under hundreds of topics
Lisbon Referendum & the development of the European Union
Date: Fri, 2009-09-04 11:23
One of the great problems that people encounter in making up their minds about the Lisbon treaty is that, depending on who you talk to, the treaty can appear to be an altogether different thing. According to those who are campaigning for a Yes vote, it merely serves to tidy up the existing European treaties, with a few changes to allow the EU to function more efficiently.
The employers’ offensive - Striking back gets results
Date: Thu, 2009-09-03 17:38
Thomas Cooke workers refused to go quietly when they were tossed onto the dole. Cooks had made £400m profit in 2008 and their boss, Manny Fontela-Novoa, took home €7 million. This was not a failing business.
No to Lisbon - A Treaty for the Rich
Date: Wed, 2009-09-02 17:29
The WSM is calling for a No vote in the 2nd Lisbon referendum on the grounds that people in Ireland can do a lot better than a choice between the clowns in the Dáil or those in Brussels. We oppose the EU's policies of privatisation, militarisation and attacks on workers' conditions but don’t insult people’s intelligence by saying that our current society in Ireland with its severe recession, diabolical public services and corruption is anything better. The major lack of democracy in our lives is not between us and the EU but between the Irish government and us.
Dublin: Social Solidarity Network - Building a Network of Resistance
Date: Tue, 2009-09-01 18:36
Job losses, wage cuts, cuts in essential public services, pension levies..... Our living standards and our social services are under huge attack.
Building anarchism in Belfast
Date: Mon, 2009-08-31 19:09
A public meeting in which speakers will present a brief overview of the Workers Solidarity Movement, its goals and aim as an anarchist organisation and what struggles it is currently involved in. If you are interested in the joining the WSM or simply want to find out more please feel free to come along.
Dublin: Strikes, Healthcare and a New Union Model in Las Vegas.
Date: Mon, 2009-08-31 11:54
A presentation on four years of organizing workers in the American healthcare system. The talk will focus on organizing strategies and tactics in the context of US unions and Healthcare in Las Vegas, and also tell the story of the first and only nursing strike in Nevada state history. A discussion will follow the presentation.ost:
5,000 march for gay rights
Date: Sun, 2009-08-30 17:41
Sunday, August 9th saw over 5,000 demonstrators in Dublin take part in a march in support of equal marriage status for gay couples. The ‘March for Marriage’ was organised by lobby group LGBT Noise, and was supported by the LGBT community, heterosexuals, and political groups, including the Workers Solidarity Movement.
That's Capitalism! - WS111
Date: Sun, 2009-08-30 17:39
Mayawati, the Prime Minister of India’s Uttar Pradesh province has spent €177 million of taxpayers’ money on massive statues of herself and of her party’s symbol, the elephant. She also spent €11.2 million on a private jet to save her 10 minutes on her visits to New Delhi.
A good man with sheds and fences...
Date: Sun, 2009-08-30 17:36
John Fleming, the west Cork businessman who began his career making sheds and ended up owing the banks €1 billion – the tab for which we will be picking up, no doubt – is a great example of how the other half is dealing with the recession. Whereas you and I have to pinch and scrape, John Fleming can still call on plenty of spare coins – despite his massive debt.
‘Sicko’ at Leas Cross
Date: Sun, 2009-08-30 17:34
The report into the Leas Cross Nursing home scandal was a shocker. Elderly patients were dying in unexplained circumstances; others had open and infected sores which were left untreated; others still were being restrained and held against their wishes. Odd though isn’t it, given the uproar about what went on there, that so little attention was focused on the businessman who ran Leas Cross. There’s a reason for that.