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Feb 2010 meeting in Dublin on Saturday 6th Febuary at 13:00

Submitted by webmaster on Mon, 01/02/2010 - 22:18.

People Before Profit  Newsletter Feb 2010

Welcome to our first newsletter for 2010 and a happy New Year to all our members and supporters.  We would like to wish you a prosperous one but under this government that is not very likely to  happen. This year will be very difficult for the 200,000 people who have lost their jobs in this crisis. It  will not be a good year for the tens of thousands who will unfortunately lose their jobs in 2010. It  will not be a good year for those who face short-time working, wage cuts, cuts in the dole and other  welfare benefits, or the loss of services which many depend upon.

We have a cruel and brutal government, determined to defend the wealthy elite who are  responsible for the crises by making ordinary working people and the poor pay. This government  does not regard the explosion of unemployment, with one in every three young males on the dole,  as a crisis. 
 
It is not an accident that the government have hardly proposed a single measure to tackle the jobs  crises. The central plank of their policy, apart from the €80 billion bailout of the banks/developers, is  to use mass unemployment to drive down wages and reduce the living standards of ordinary people. 

This may work for the foreign owned multi-national sector, which accounts for less than 10% of  economic activity, but it will mean years of severe deflation, and high unemployment for the  domestic economy.

Christmas Party Cancelled

Submitted by kieran.osullivan on Thu, 17/12/2009 - 00:05.

 

The Christmas Party planned for Thursday 17th in the Lanigan's Plough, Lwr Abbey St., Dublin 1 has been cancelled.

Sorry for the short notice.

Happy Christmas from People Before Profit.

What You Can Do to Oppose Cuts & The Budget

Submitted by kieran.osullivan on Tue, 08/12/2009 - 16:24.


*Budget Day Protests at The Dail
*Public Meeting in Dublin Thursday 10th December 8PM
*United Alliance Against Cuts Protest- Saturday 12th December
*Christmas Party/fundraiser Thursday 17th December 8PM

Budget Day Protests at the Dail

Attacks On Workers And Social Welfare Recipients Must Be Resisted
Widespread Campaign of Opposition Must Be Organised
Discredited Union Leaders Should Step Aside

The People Before Profit Alliance is calling for a campaign of
widespread opposition to government plans to cut public services and pay by €4 billion. If the leaders of the trade union movement will not lead such a campaign they should step aside.

There can be no doubt now that this government is determined to make
ordinary people pay for a crisis they did not create.  Wide-ranging cuts are
to be implemented which will see services cut, social welfare cut and the
pay of public servants cut.  This disastrous and incompetent government’s
action will further damage the economy creating more unemployment in the process. These cuts will have a devastating effect on working class
communities across the country.

Debate Globalisation Puts Profits Before People Thurs Nov 26th From 6 To 8pm

Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 24/11/2009 - 21:52.

Please come along to the second debate of NCI’s Insight Debate Series, presented in partnership with The Irish Times and Newstalk 106-108fm. The debate takes place in the National College of Ireland on Thursday, November 26th from 6 to 8pm and is followed by a drinks reception.