UNITE workers from across the financial sector staged a protest at Dáil Éireann at lunchtime today as anger mounts over the lack of action and apparent interest from government at the plight of Bank of Scotland / Halifax workers who have been told that 750 jobs are to go.This is the first time a retail bank has closed in Ireland and the first time that compulsory redundancy notice has been served on Irish workers in the financial sector. The protest, which took place from 1pm, will culminate in delivery of a letter to an Taoiseach Brian Cowen, demanding a response to the workers alternative proposal for the government creation of a third banking force. This proposal was sent to Cowen and Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan on February 8th but no response has yet been received. |
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In the final analysis, our government should be judged by the way it treats children and the elderly. Long hospital waiting lists, schools in substandard buildings, high rates of child poverty, cuts to children's allowance, social welfare and pensions, abolishing the bin charges waivers.... The list goes on. Mary Hanafin’s latest plan to punish pensioners is indeed part of a pattern. Hanafin’s scheme will: |
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Dublin City Council votes to Save Homeless Service
Last night Dublin City Council voted overwhelmingly to save Cedar House Homeless Unit. The Council is now seeking that the Homeless Agency reverses its decision to close the unit. The motion said: In proposing the motion People Before Profit Councillor Brid Smith said: |
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Campaigners against water charges in the North are preparing for action as the Executive parties hint they might renege on pledges made before the last election. ![]() A consultation document from Stormont in January made three mentions of water changes as a possible means of raising revenue. None of the mainstream parties has intervened to rule the possibility out. In response, Communities Against the Water Tax (CAWT) has begun organising again. |
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NORTHSIDE residents packed out a public meeting last week to vent their anger over Government plans to introduce water charges.
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13/03/2010 - 09:30 13/03/2010 - 17:30 Etc/GMT Nation In Crisis: Feminist Perspectives |
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