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national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday March 30, 2010 - 16:02 by Róisín Ní Maoileoin
The Government have negotiated a tentative agreement with the public sector unions. Let us have a look at what the union representatives agreed to: 1. No restoration of pay cuts 2. Longer hours for the same wages 3. 7-day work weeks resulting in no overtime 4. Redeployment of workers at Government's discretion 5. Staff reduction 6. Outsourcing of public sector jobs at Government discretion ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday March 28, 2010 - 05:14 by Keith Reid
Season two of The Wire, aired in 2003, explores working-class promises being broken in east-coast urban America. The series looks at the declining industry of Baltimore's docklands, and the implications for many working-class men, who are suffering the consequences of 21st capitalism. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous Saturday March 27, 2010 - 23:40 by donkylemore
What do the greens stand for anymore They are Not about 1. Openness in government 2 not about reforming politics 3 not about accountability 4. Not about scaling the government down 5 not about protecting our revered sites and places of veneration 6 not about Honesty A query and a reply illustrates something about a character type ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Friday March 26, 2010 - 21:17 by Paddy Hackett
A terse comment on the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. ... read full story / add a comment
derry / rights, freedoms and repression Friday March 26, 2010 - 19:00 by Eleanor
The 14 Raytheon accused are 9 women and 5 men, based in Derry, in the north of Ireland, who are facing criminal charges after they used Non Violent Direct Action to access the Raytheon Software plant in Derry, in an attempt to disarm the mainframe computer. Raytheon are the world's largest manufacturer of missiles and the world's fifth largest weapons manufacturer. Until they left in February 2010 (thanks to all the action taken against them), Raytheon's Derry software plant developed the firmware for transponders, targeting software and other crucial guidance system-related work for weapons. Their factories globally manufacture Tomahawk Cruise missiles, Sidewinder missiles, Hellfire missiles, the "Bunker Buster" bombs, the delivery systems for Cluster bombs, White Phosphate and Napalm. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Thursday March 25, 2010 - 11:33 by Homer Hostage
Karl Rove, right-wing advocate of torture and government by assassination, broadcast on the air a detailed description of the floor plan of Air Force 1, during a radio interview. ... read full story / add a comment |
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