Archives for November 2010

MRBI poll shows overwhelming support for the introduction of a Wealth Tax

Thanks to all that walked with the CWC as part of the ICTU demonstration for a better, fairer way.

Thanks to all those that attended the CWC Annual National Seminar and AGM

November 2010 Issue Special Edition - National Recovery Plan, EU SILC data on poverty

Government approaches to tackling poverty are wholly inadequate Figures published by the Central Statistics Office today show that Government approaches to tackling poverty are wholly inadequate. The figures contained in the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU SICL) show that consistent poverty rates between 2008 and 2009 increased from 4.2% to 5.5%. The Community Workers’ Co-operative stated that, ‘we haven’t seen figures such as this since 2007 – in fact the levels are... | Read on »