Why is capitalism in crisis? Meeting this Thursday

Why is capitalism in crisis?
Why has the growth in the economy suddenly gone into reverse?
Why is the government piling billions into the banks?
Why are thousands of workers being thrown on the dole?
Why are working class people being told again that they must pull in their belts and suffer cuts in wages, conditions and services?
Is it [...]

120,000 March in Dublin: Now for a One Day National Stoppage!

120,000 workers marched against the Pensions Levy and other cuts in Dublin today in a National Demonstration called by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
There were many familiar faces from Finglas and Ballymun and I am sure a lot of people from the area I didn’t recognise. As well as local contingents, there were contingents [...]

Jail the Bankers: Sack the Government: Demonstrate Saturday 21st

Jail the Bankers: Sack the Government
Join ICTU National Demonstration
Saturday 21st 2pm Parnell Sq
WE NEED A NATIONAL WORK STOPPAGE
On Saturday 21st of February the Irish Congress of Trade Unions is calling all workers to protest because we are being made to carry the can for the economic crisis. The protest will start at 2pm in Parnell [...]

WE NEED A ONE DAY NATIONAL STOPPAGE

Socialist Worker Leaflet

No Pay Cuts or Pension Levies

Bail out Jobs and Services not the Bankers

Support the Waterford Crystal Sit In.

The pension levy on public sector workers is an outrage. Many low and middle income employees, who have taken out large mortgages, simply cannot afford to pay it.
The levy is another name for a pay cut:

An [...]

As Dublin Bus drivers vote for strike action against the cuts: DEFEND OUR SERVICES! SUPPORT THE BUSWORKERS!

Bus drivers in Dublin have delivered an overwhelming mandate for strike action if Dublin Bus implement its cuts programme as it plans to from 28th February.
The cuts will mean the decimation of the bus service throughout the city and especially hitting Ballymun and Poppintree with the elimination of muchj of the service on the 13/13A route. [...]

Waterford Crystal workers show the way

Support the Waterford Crystal occupation
The workers at Waterford Crystal deserve the support of every trade unionist in the country for taking a stance in defence of jobs. When you are thrown on the scrap heap, there is only one option: occupy until you get your rights.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU ARE DECLARED REDUNDANT

Redundancy is a shocking experience. It disrupts your plans and hopes for your future.
Your company is also conveying a message: We do not care about you – profit is all that counts.
Of course, they don’t put it as bluntly as this.
Your CEO or manager will probably appear on the media and talk about how sad [...]

Brecht saw Anglo-Irish coming

More Brecht, read by the late Adrien Mitchell:-

Another take on things…

And …