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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday August 05, 2009 17:56 by Saoirse
Ógra Shinn Féin welcomes home Pearse McCauley and Kevin Walsh and we also wish them the best of luck. Both men have been released this morning from Castlerea jail in Roscommon after 10 years of imprisonment. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Wednesday August 05, 2009 07:58 by K.Nikolaisen
At 5 AM this morning, over 150 Garda took part in an opperation to remove Thomas Cook workers who had occupied the building.They sealed off the street, dragged peaceful demonstrators away from the front door,and smashed their way in with a battering ram. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Tuesday August 04, 2009 21:29 by Ann-Katrin Orr
On March 25th workers at Mr. Binman’s Carrick-on-Suir depot in Tipperary were called into a general meeting. The privatized bin company wanted pay cuts of 10% across the board from the workers. The following day workers were called one by one into management offices and told that for them, 10% would not be enough. Wage cuts of 20, 30, 40 or even 49% were demanded. In response, the workers organized a meeting of their own. They quickly learned that, not only were there different pay cuts for different workers – there was also different pay rates, different work hours and different conditions. They decided to fight these pay cuts, and get unionised, joining SIPTU. The company refused to recognize the union, or negotiate with them, and strike notice was served. read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday July 31, 2009 23:12 by Jen Debender
In Bellmullet court on Thursday, five Shell to Sea protesters were up for hearings on charges ranging from last August 2008 to this June 2009. Judge Anderson dismissed several charges on technical points but was very harsh in serving two of the campaigners with four and eight month prison sentences. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday July 31, 2009 16:05 by Darren C
At 10.00am management from Thomas Cook arrived at shops in Dublin to enforce closure. Members refused and are now occupying the shops. The context to this dispute is a company that seeks to consolidate and increase profits through the closure of more than 100 shops, the closures in Dublin fly in the face of these shops making more than £400 million profit during 2008. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday July 30, 2009 17:50 by Raymond Deane
Amnesty's decision to "sponsor" Leonard Cohen's latest ploy to bypass the cultural boycott of apartheid Isarel is the last straw for a longtime Amnesty member. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / event notice Thursday July 30, 2009 15:24 by Fergal Scully
We've bailed them out this is how they thank us. Protest 4.30pm to 6pm Permanent TSB HQ Stephens Green East read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Thursday July 30, 2009 13:21 by Paddy Hackett
The Fianna Fail government, by frantically rushing criminal legislation through the Oireachtas, is hoping to exploit "the law and order" issue ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday July 30, 2009 12:54 by Big_Ron
Two prominent Shell to Sea campaigners have been jailed today for four months each. read full story / add a comment |
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