charity

Catalyst #17

martinh — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:02:47 +0000

April 24 – hundreds of thousands to walk out

Steven. — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:35:14 +0000

Employer attacks on workers' pay is the main issue at stake.

Teachers in the NUT are walking out over their pay deal which was supposed to be revised when inflation rose, but the government refused: effectively cutting their wages.

Shelter charity workers to strike again

Steven. — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:19:17 +0000

The strike will continue on 25 April, and will be the second two-day stoppage.

No free lunches

Freedom — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 14:05:24 +0000

Voluntary organisations up and down the country were livid at the attempt to make life harder for unemployed volunteers.
The Department for Work and Pensions issued a leaflet last month for claimants wishing to volunteer to do charity work, stating that they can´t have their food expenses reimbursed, as their benefit money already covers their food costs.

Make Poverty History closes down, but did it succeed?

libcom — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:33:41 +0000

You may not have noticed it, but poverty has become history. Or so one has to presume due to the closure.

The same impression – that we have turned a corner in the struggle to eradicate global poverty – is conveyed by a book published last November called You’re History! In it a collection of notables headed by Bob Geldof explain how individuals can change the world.

From state provision to charity sector - the friendly face of privatisation

libcom — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 10:40:54 +0000

The announcement that the government’s new get-tough-on-disabled-people regime will not be implemented by a government department is an indicator of a much wider process - the wholesale privatisation of public services in Britain. The ‘assessment’ of disabled people, care homes, employment and training services, the justice system; all are up for grabs.

An anarchist look at the world of the charity mugger

libcom — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:34:29 +0000

Looking into it, chugging is a world with many nebulous traditions clashing. For the major charities it's simple. The donations they receive on an ongoing basis through direct debit allow for clean, efficient and long term budgeting as we had it drilled into our heads in training.