Press Release 01/04/2015 Immediate Release People Before Profit calls for support for Dunnes Workers People Before Profit (Cork branch) spokesperson Jim O’Connell has called for full support for the Dunnes workers. In a statement, Jim said, ‘The current strike at Dunnes is a 21st century battle over precarious employment. Dunnes staff are only guaranteed 15…
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The Economy Growns, but so Does Poverty
By Ed Harper People Before Profit Alliance (West Cork Branch) This government is renowned for its lying, but the explanation for why Kenny and crew claim there is growth and yet the signs of increasing poverty multiply is very straightforward. The purpose of the austerity policy which has been oppressing the whole of the EU…
People Before Profit Calls on Cork to Say NO to Water Charges
The Cork branch of People Before Profit are calling for a massive outpouring of support on Leeside streets this Saturday, January 31st, as community groups and politicians come together to remind the government that the people will not accept water charges. Beginning at 2pm on the Grand Parade, this Saturday will once again see Cork…
Defeating the Water Charges in 2015
In 2014, the government was forced to backtrack on water charges by the sheer numbers who came out on street protests. But they are playing a longer game and are not giving up on their wider plans to make us pay for – and eventually privatise – water. One sign of this is the continuing…
Nous Ne Sommes Pas Charlie; Nous Sommes Tous!
Cork People Before Profit Aliance joins with people everywhere in condemning the appalling terrorist atrocity at the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris last week. There can be no excuse or justification for this horrible murder of journalists. But as well as condemning this dreadful act it is necessary to question the response to it of…
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