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national / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday June 25, 2011 - 15:26 by PRO
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SIPTU, the trade union representing Boots workers held a day of action at the company’s flagship store in Donegall Place, Belfast today (Sat 25th June) to highlight Boots attack on low paid workers despite achieving record profits of over £1 billion last year. Workers held a protest for over 2 hours and handed out thousands of leaflets to bring attention to Boots withdrawal of basic terms and conditions of employment. Mayor of Belfast Niall O'Donnghaile, a former Boots worker attended the protest to show his support. ... read full story / add a comment
international / education Saturday June 25, 2011 - 14:47 by Louise K Thomas
TheBest Poems Encyclopedia would like to call for submissions for its second annual Poetry print Anthology for the best 303 creative works and poems written of the year and develop a new collection dedicated to promote the best poets in english literature and also discover young emerging poets among social poetry diaspora. The deadline for submission is 30 November 2011. All current members and those who join in advance of the deadline are eligible. Submissions are free and information on how to submit directly via the online form can be found at our website http://www.best-poems.net ... read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media Saturday June 25, 2011 - 12:50 by Maureen Gallagher
Maureen Gallagher has just won an award in the Swift Satire Competition. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism Friday June 24, 2011 - 22:46 by helper
Press Release, Friday 24th June 2011, 1pm ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday June 24, 2011 - 14:49 by Malachy Steenson
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Finance Minister Michael Noonan TD flabbergasted the nation yesterday with his call on people to go on a shopping “splurge” and start spending money in the shops again. On the same programme he suggested people should wear T-shirts emblazoned with the motto “Ireland is not Greece”. As his pronouncements mimic Marie Antoinette, is clear that the pressure getting to him. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests Friday June 24, 2011 - 14:14 by SIPTUPR
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Contract cleaners protested outside the Department of Enterprise against proposals to dismantle their Employment Regulation Order (ERO)which sets pay and conditions for their sector. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous Wednesday June 22, 2011 - 17:02 by PRO
SIPTU, the Trade Union representing the community and voluntary sector have appealed for calm in East Belfast, calling for an end to further attacks and praised the 'crucial' work of those community workers on all sides who were 'at the coalface' in dealing with the recent violence. ... read full story / add a comment |
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