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Bank workers protest at Dáil over threat of 750 job losses

Submitted by webmaster on Thu, 11/03/2010 - 17:03.

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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.

Motion from People Before Profit Councillors Passed By City Council

Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 02/03/2010 - 15:37.

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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.
Cedar House provides services for up to 50 men per night and up to 50 men and women per day.
Services provided include: emergency accommodation, counselling, methadone maintenance programmes, personal development programmes, educational programmes, doctor/nurse access, life skills programmes, key workers, day drop in centre providing shower facilities, clean clothing, bedding and food.

The motion said:
“This Council condemns the proposed closure of Cedar House Homeless Hostel in accordance with the strategy of the Homeless Agency, “Pathway to Home”. We demand that this unit remains fully open and continues the provision of services to homeless people in our city until such time as alternative and adequate housing alternatives are put in place. An essential 20 bed dormitory is due for closure by 30th March 2010 and no adequate alternative has yet been identified and communicated. 30 individual rooms and all other services are due for cessation by 30th September 2010.”

In proposing the motion People Before Profit Councillor Brid Smith said:

People Before Profit fully supports the campaign to Save Homeless Services

Submitted by webmaster on Fri, 26/02/2010 - 16:04.

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Keep Cedar House Open! Save the Homeless Services at DCC from Paula Geraghty on Vimeo.

Capitalism: An Irish Love Story- Time to end this horror story

Submitted by webmaster on Sat, 20/02/2010 - 15:25.

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Feminist Open Forum hosts an International Women's Day Call to Action

Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 02/03/2010 - 10:23.

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Start: 13/03/2010 - 09:30

End: 13/03/2010 - 17:30

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Nation In Crisis: Feminist Perspectives
A day-long conference

National Rally & March for Justice in Support of the TEEU Strike at Green Isle Foods, Naas

Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 16/02/2010 - 17:54.

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12 noon, Saturday 27th February 2010 – Meet at Storm Cinema Car Park, Naas

BACKGROUND
The TEEU is in official dispute with Green Isle Foods, Naas since August 2009. This dispute is to have three wrongfully dismissed members reinstated.

• Management at Green Isle still refuses to engage with the TEEU, LRC, NIB, or accept the Labour Court Recommendation that states: The dismissals were unjustified and called for the reinstatement of the dismissed workers.

• This is despite the company having accepted Irish State Aid to the tune of €43,000,000.00

• The ICTU has granted the All-out Picket, while British strike breakers have left the company after being arrested for public disorder offences including serious assault. Irish scabs hired by Green Isle through recruitment agencies have replaced them since.

HUNGER STRIKE
Through insufferable frustration the striking workers have decided to embark on a Hunger Strike. Starting on Wednesday 17th February the Electrical Shop Steward will commence the Hunger Strike outside the plant. He will be joined by another striker one week later, then another and so on, to heighten awareness of their long running dispute and to secure the reinstatement of there wrongly dismissed colleagues.

NATIONAL RALLY & DAY OF PROTEST – 27 February 2010

Shell to Sea demonstration against the jailing of Pat O'Donnell

Submitted by webmaster on Mon, 15/02/2010 - 12:35.

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Start: 16/02/2010 - 18:00

End: 16/02/2010 - 19:30

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Tues 16th Feb 6-7.30PM at Shell HQ, 52 Lower Lesson St.
All Welcome, bring banners, fellow activists etc

CDP Protest at Dail Eireann this Wed 3rd February

Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 23:34.

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Start: 03/02/2010 - 11:00

End: 03/02/2010 - 12:00

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The Eastern Region Network of CDP's are staging a protest outside the Dail this Wednesday morning 3rd February at 11.am in solidarity with the CDP's that have been told their appeals have been rejected.

Also to continue to campaign for CDP's to retain their local management boards and Ltd Company status.

All support would be welcome!