Worker exploitation, soaring profits… A summer of discontent?
By Laura Fitzgerald Predictions of a “summer of discontent” abound with industrial action looming in a number of sectors, both public and private. The
Funeral arrangements for comrade Colm Halpin
Colm’s cremation Service will be on MONDAY AFTERNOON at 3.30PM in VICTORIAN CHAPEL, MOUNT JEROME CEMETERY HAROLD’S CROSS. All comrades are very welcome and
Comrade Colm Halpin 1950 – 2016
It is with great sadness that we bring the news of the passing of comrade Colm Halpin. Colm died today in St Francis Hospice,
Austria: Far right candidate loses narrowly on Presidency
By Sonja Grusch Since Saturday 23 April, a series of physical earthquakes have shaken Austria. But the most significant was the political earthquake resulting from
JobBridge scrapped but fight against exploitation schemes continues
JobBridge, the flagship free labour scheme, is to be scrapped. However, the welfare-to-work edifice and ideology which it was part of remains and needs
Brazil: Dilma’s fall unleashes anti-working class offensive
A new stage in the class struggle has opened in Brazil. The country is living through the deepest economic and social crisis in its
French workers and young people fight anti-worker labour law
By Clare Doyle France’s ‘Socialist’ president – Francois Hollande – has this week taken the fight over the country’s labour law to a new
Capitalism: A failing system
A new book, The Rise and Fall of American Growth, analyses the downward course of the US economy – and the limits of the