🏠 CATU has been busy, between building new committees, engaging in membership defense, and growing across the island of Ireland. ✊ Our membership is fast approaching the 600 members mark. The great work of all the local committees, doing doorknocking, stalls and actions, where Covid restrictions allow, has paid off …
UPDATE – Monday July 20, 2020 11amWe are pleased to say that the CATU members at Galloping Green have received notice that they can stay until July 31st as requested with no rent arrears #PowerintheUnion STATEMENT from the CATU members & tenants at Galloping Green who CATU members supported with …
Housing, capitalism, and why it’s time to unionise by Aaron Downey (Training and Education Officer) Housing is a commodity under capitalism; the current economic system where most industry (and property) is owned by private individuals, and goods are produced for the market. By commodity I mean something which is produced …
The political background to housing and community action in Ireland by Aaron Downey (Training and Education Officer) This is adapted from a talk given as part of a series of educational sessions organised by Greater Manchester Housing Action. CATU Ireland was properly launched around a year ago, with our first …
