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May 2006 issue of The Socialist now online

category national | miscellaneous | other press author Tuesday May 16, 2006 22:32author by SP Online - Socialist Party

The May 2006 issue of The Socialist (#16) is now online at the Socialist Party website. See below for contents...
The Socialist #16 - May2006
The Socialist #16 - May2006

Contents

Ireland - South
Keep the profiteers out: Hands off Aer Lingus!
Aer Lingus Workers Must Fight
Editorial: Socialist Party statement on new workers' parties
Joe Higgins Column: Corrib gas pipeline - Force Shell to sea!
Castlecurragh: Services withdrawn in fees fight
Nuclear power - No solution
43,000 on housing list: Workers priced out of a house
Cork: Housing crisis worsens
Dublin West: School places crisis worsens
Workplace News: Performance management scheme - Civil servants gear up for fight / An Post boss gets €416,000 a year! / Nurses monster rally for Croker

Ireland - North
Water Charges: Unions back non-payment
Water service: New fat cats appointed
Call Centres: Life as a telephone slave
NI Assembly returns: New working class party needed
Workplace News: Visteon bosses say "accept cuts or we close" / Keep the pressure up on pensions / ASDA – "Always low wages" / Lecturers face pay deductions / PCS strike solid

Socialist Youth News
North: No CIA torture flights here - End the occupation now
North: Fighback! exposes exploiataion in Burger King
South: Young workers speak out
North: Discussing the legacy of James Connolly

International News
France: Workers and youth force major government retreat
Iran: No to war! No to sanctions!
United States: Millions of immigrants in historic protest

Special Feature
Britain - The 1926 General Strike: On the brink of revolution

Includes an interview with Peter Taaffe, author of the new book 1926 General Strike - Workers Taste Power not published in the print edition of the paper. Plus details on how to order the book.

Read the paper at: http://www.socialistparty.net/pub/pages/thesocialist016...6.htm

Related Link: http://www.socialistparty.net/


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