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national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 14, 2010 14:42 by Paddy Healy
Only IFUT and TUI proposed doing anything about Public Sector Pension Cuts. INTO and INMO mentioned the cuts in statements. There was no mention of the cuts on Websites of the following bodies: ICTU, SIPTU, ASTI, CPSU, PSEU, IMPACT. Union responses are pasted below. While INTO, ASTI, TUI are running a campaign against the pension rip-off of new public servants announced in the Budget, there is no mention of this issue by the silent unions above. It is believed that ICTU has refused to oppose the new “pension Scheme” which is in effect a tax because the individual gets less out than was contributed (Trident Report to Teaching Unions). There is no proposal by any union to do anything about the pay cut for new entrants. This decision breaches a whole range of existing industrial relations agreements and agreed circular letters. read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism / press release Tuesday December 14, 2010 13:08 by jon
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laois / politics / elections / news report Tuesday December 14, 2010 11:35 by Eóin Breathnach
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John Whelan imposed in Laois/Offaly by Labour after party walkout on voting. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday December 14, 2010 10:01 by Australians for the Immediate Release of Julian Assange
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On Monday 13th December at 5 pm, concerned Australian academics, artists, activists and expats occupied the foyer of the Australian Embassy on The Strand, London. They refused instruction by embassy security to vacate the building reading aloud a letter of demands addressed to the Australian High Commissioner. read full story / add a comment |
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