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privatisation
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Full public ownership of water — Name a date for a referendum
By Mick Barry TD A campaign to “Keep Water Public” was launched by the four trade unions with…
Review of RTÉ’s “Sold: The Eircom Shares Saga” – the fraud of “popular capitalism”
By Robert Cosgrave The RTÉ documentary, Sold: The Eircom Shares Saga, is not without its limitations, but it’s…
Oppose outsourcing and attacks on union rights: Solidarity with ESB technicians
Text of the Socialist Party leaflet in support of striking ESB network technicians. ESB network technicians and members…
Corruption, rural broadband & the disaster of privatisation
By Dave Murphy A minister should know that having dinner with a businessman involved in bidding for a…
Dublin Bus on the chopping block
By Councillor Matt Waine The National Transport Authority (NTA) has now published a report by US transport consultancy…
Dublin Bus routes privatisation – a rotten deal
The National Transport Authority are privatising one-tenth of Dublin Bus. From November 2018 they will outsource the routes to UK company Go-Ahead. The NTA says they are “confident that passengers will benefit from this decision,” but socialists and trade unionists are absolutely certain that workers will suffer from this decision.
30% pay cut: Bus Éireann declares war on workers
By Mick Barry TD Bus Éireann’s proposals for a 30% cut in take-home pay for their drivers, possible…
Public transport: Oppose privatisation & race to the bottom
By Councillor Michael O’Brien Dublin Bus workers in SIPTU and the NBRU have accepted the pay offer of…
AAA support bus workers strike against privatisation
Labour Party support for NTA stance ‘a disgrace’ Anti Austerity Alliance TDs Joe Higgins, Ruth Coppinger and Paul…
The assault on public services continues
By Diana O’Dwyer After almost seven years of austerity, public services are at breaking point. Cuts in capital…
