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Beyond Austerity: Unite pre-Budget seminar, July 11th

category dublin | anti-capitalism | event notice author Monday July 08, 2013 12:54author by Turing Report this post to the editors

Beyond Austerity: Unite pre-Budget seminar, July 11th

11 July 2013

Following a series of austerity Budgets which have shrunk the economy, reduced social protection benefits and cut workers' take home pay, the time has come to look Beyond Austerity - to examine the kind of Budget we need to stimulate the economy, put people back to work and give hope to households and local communities. In this pre-Budget seminar organised by Unite, a range of speakers will give their perspectives on Budget 2014. The event has been designed to maximise discussion and debate between the speakers and other participants.

The seminar will run from 9.30 am to 2 pm on Thursday, July 11th, in the Gresham Hotel, Dublin. The full programme is below. If you have already registered, we look forward to seeing you on the 11th; otherwise, please contact alex.klemm@unitetheunion.org to register.

09.00
Registration, tea/coffee

Chair
Prof Kathleen Lynch, UCD School of Social Justice

09.30
Welcome/Opening
Jimmy Kelly, Regional Secretary, Unite

09.45
Budget 2014 – The Economic Context
Tom Healy, Director, Nevin Economic Research Institute

10.15
Why Incomes Matter
Camille Loftus, Research & Policy Analyst

10.45
Discussion
(Chair: Eoin Ronayne, General Secretary, CPSU)

11.15
Reversing the Cuts
Orla O'Connor, Director, National Women's Council of Ireland

11.45
Growing our Future
Michael Taft (Research Officer, Unite)

12.15
Discussion, tea/coffee/sandwiches
(Chair: Ethel Buckley, National Campaigns & Equality Organiser, SIPTU)

13.15
Response
John Douglas (General Secretary, Mandate)

13.45
Closing Remarks
Liam Gallagher, Unite Irish Executive Council

Venue
Gresham Hotel, Dublin

Related Link: http://notesonthefront.typepad.com/politicaleconomy/2013/07/unite-pre-budget-seminar-beyond-austerity.html
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