Over 30 years of anarchist writing from Ireland listed under hundreds of topics
Is Equal Pay Possible?
Date: Sat, 2007-09-15 15:04
You thought that equal pay had been sorted years ago? Well, according to the United Nations, women and girls do two thirds of the world’s work for 5% of the income. Of the world’s 550 million working poor, those unable to lift themselves and their families above the $1 per day threshold, 330 million, or 60%, are women.
Thats capitalism - WS99
Date: Sat, 2007-09-15 14:53
Just 1% of the population owns 34% of the wealth in the 26 counties (excluding the value of residential housing). That’s according to the Bank of Ireland report ‘The Wealth of the Nation’.
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May saw absolutely no job losses announced. May was also the month of the Dail election. Did Fianna Fail ask their business pals to hold off any bad news? In June things got back to ‘normal’ with job losses at Eircom, Dell, Lapple, Wrapite, Molex, the ESB and Hovid.
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Three sentenced for Shell in Erris
Date: Sat, 2007-09-15 14:36
For the past eight years the people of Rossport in North West Mayo have been struggling against an at- tempt by Shell and other companies to build a dangerous and destructive gas processing terminal near to their homes and their community. This development would benefit no-one but wealthy shareholders as the Irish Government handed over the extraction rights to the oil companies in the 1980s and 1990s.
Workers Occupation of Reilly Bookbinders in Wicklow Pays Off
Date: Sat, 2007-09-15 13:37
The boss is shown the door and the workers take over. That’s what happened for a month at Reilly Bookbinders on the Murrough Industrial Estate in Wicklow town.The company had been in Wicklow for 30 years. Then four years ago it was taken over by Dunne and Wilson (Ireland) Ltd.. Two years later the building from which the company operated was sold to the Wicklow Enterprise Centre for over €900,000. It is understood to have been acquired by Dunne and Wilson for between €400,000 and €450,000. Then, this summer, boss Richard Geraghty told staff that the lease was up on August 1st and their work was being relocated to the Czech Republic.
Why Ireland never got nuclear power
Date: Sat, 2007-09-15 13:30
The debate has started. One of the ESB unions, Unite-Amicus, wants the government to build nuclear power stations. We are told that it’s a “clean technology” that will reduce climate change.
Evidence disappears in Store Street Garda station Wheelock case
Date: Sat, 2007-09-15 13:00
In July the Garda Ombudsman announced that it will begin an inquiry into the arrest and death of Terence Wheelock following injuries sustained in custody at Store Street Garda station in June 2005. This announcement follows two years of silence, denial and cover up by the Gardai and the political establishment.
Sit down protest and site occupation at Rossport August 2007
Date: Fri, 2007-09-14 07:50
The campaign against Shell’s attempts to force a high-powered gas pipeline through the Rossport area of Co. Mayo continues as locals and supporters gather at the site of the proposed refinery at Bellanaboy in the early hours of Friday the 14th.
The morning began with a good turnout – aprox 200 people were outside the gates and blocking trucks by 7.30.
Communism vs. reforms, mistakes of the Communist Party of Ireland
Date: Thu, 2007-09-13 15:29
This critique of the program of the Communist Party Of Ireland was published in 1922 by the British Workers' Socialist Federation group. Thye had broken from the 3rd international over electoralism and other issues.
Justice For Terence Wheelock
Date: Mon, 2007-09-10 22:49
Public meeting
Saturday 15th September
1pm
Lourdes Youth and Community Parish Hall
Sean McDermott Street
Dublin 1
Workers Solidarity 98 - July/August 2007
Date: Mon, 2007-09-10 20:08
The July/August 2007 issue of Workers Solidarity is now online and can be downloaded as a PDF file.