Where are the Lisbon jobs now?
The poster parade leaves Leinster House.
The People's Movement held a poster parade through Dublin city centre on Saturday, June 12th, to mark the second anniversary of the referendum in which Irish voters rejected the Lisbon Treaty. Carrying dishonest referendum posters promising job creation as a result of the Lisbon Treaty, members of the Movement publicly raised a question that must be in the minds of many: 'where are the Lisbon jobs now?' A letter condemning the policies of the main political parties was delivered to the Green Party at Leinster House, and to the Labour, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil parties at their respective offices.
Patricia McKenna delivers the letter at the Labour Party offices.
Historical detritus spotted in the Labour Party's basement.
Mary Crotty delivers the letter at the Fine Gael offices.
Kevin McCorry delivers the letter at the Fianna Fáil offices.
Read the text of our letter to the politicians here.
Budget protest - 9 December 2009
Members of the People's Movement at the budget protest.
The People's Movement held budget protests outside Leinster House and the European Commission's Dublin office on Wednesday, 9 December. Speaking outside Leinster House, the Movement's chairperson, Patricia McKenna, said that the Irish people were 'paying a high price for the loss of sovereign power and influence over their own economy'. A press statement was issued and can be read in full here.
'That is all coming from Frankfurt.'
'We no longer have our own money, or our own exchange rate or our own interest rate. In addition, our own Central Bank has no real independent control over banking regulation or monetary policy. That is all coming from Frankfurt.'
George Lee TD, Fine Gael, speaking at the MacGill summer school, Glenties, Co. Donegal, 21 July 2009.
People's Movement on the streets again
The People's Movement returned to the streets for the ICTU day of action on Friday, November 6th, marching behind banners that read 'We want the Lisbon jobs NOW!'.
Councillors Thomas Pringle (left) and Declan Bree (right) at the Sligo protest.
Waiting for the protest to begin in Galway; Councillor Seosamh Ó Cuaig is on the left.
Members marching in Dublin.
Practically every group advocating a 'Yes' vote used the promise of jobs as an inducement - now it's time to hold them to their promise!
Intel's action 'grossly insensitive'
People's Movement chairperson, Patricia McKenna, has said that Intel's decision to start identifying workers who will be made redundant in the immediate aftermath of the Lisbon referendum shows 'total insensitivity to Intel workers who voted Yes to the Lisbon Treaty in good faith Friday last'. Read the statement in full here.
Lisbon and the economy
A new paper by the People's Movement considers the connection between the economic crisis and the Lisbon Treaty - a treaty which perpetuates the failed economic, financial and monetary policies that led to the crisis.
Download a copy of the paper here.
For sovereignty, democracy and social justice.