January 2007 issue of The Socialist (#22) now online

national | miscellaneous | other press Monday January 22, 2007 23:38 by SP Online - Socialist Party

The January 2007 issue of The Socialist (#22) is now online at the Socialist Party website. See below for contents.

The Socialist #22 - January 2007

Contents

Ireland - South
Pay & welfare increases wiped out by price hikes
Cork: Campaign defeats pensioners bin tax plan
Joe Higgins Column: Haughey's corruption revealed for all to see
Feature - Health Service Crisis: "I’m going to die because of hospital waiting lists" / One year on... Health service still in crisis / Nurses - Six weeks extra work for less pay!
Dublin West: Emergency action demanded on schools crisis
Travellers enraged as Nally walks free
Public open space for Tyrrelstown now!
Industrial News: Government to fund private bus companies! - Jobs, wages & services under threat / Government hands lucrative bus route to multinational / Cork Northsiders campaign for restoration of bus service

Ireland - North
Water Charges: Build for 31 March demonstration - 70,000 already say 'We Won’t Pay' / Build a united non-payment campaign / A non-payment election slate?
Assembly Fiasco: Talks process stumbles from crisis to crisis
Keep profiteers out of children's health
Socialist Party election candidates
Industrial News: Socialist Party campaign wins victory for Polish workers / Industrial News - North
Socialist Party campaign wins victory for Polish workers / Visteon - Industrial action forces concession on pay parity / College lecturers prepare to escalate action / NIPSA elections - Vote Time for Change

Socialist Youth News
South: No to a paltry minimum wage - Demand €12 an hour now with no exemptions!
South: Scrooge of the Year Award 2006
North: Socialist Youth say: Re-instate sacked JJB shop steward
North: Enniskillen Council ignores youth needs
North: Build campaign to scrap tuition fees
Poverty in abundance
Primark, Pennys, Tesco, Asda - Profit from slavery!

International News
Iraq: Saddam's execution deepens sectarian division - Bush launches new offensive
Venezuela: Chavez announces the nationalisation of telecom and power companies
Lebanon: Unions call for mass action against government cuts
Sri Lanka: Tea pickers battle against $1 a day slavery

Read the paper at: http://www.socialistparty.net/pub/pages/thesocialist022...7.htm