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North: Meat workers take action to defend public health
by Daniel Waldron “If the disease was in the animals, they’d have closed the place. But for workers,…
North: We need proper PPE NOW!
The Tory Government and Assembly Executive have referred to the Covid-19 pandemic as a war. However, across many areas of our health and social care service, the staff who are on the frontline of this war have not been supplied with the protection they need.
New abortion regulations in the North: the struggle for bodily autonomy continues
These changes are very welcome and are the result of years of campaigning by activists, including members of the Socialist Party and ROSA
Britain/North: Lockdown, Covid-19 Bill and defending democratic rights
By Kevin Henry “Herd immunity, protect the economy, and if that means some pensioners die, too bad” –…
North & Covid-19: Prioritise public health, not private profit
By Pat Lawlor, NIPSA (Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance) Vice-President (Personal Capacity) By Pat Lawlor, NIPSA Belfast Health…
North and COVID-19: Mass layoffs of hospitality workers
By Chris Stewart, Unite Hospitality (personal capacity) In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, the announcement by employers…
North: New Decade, Same Approach
by Daniel Waldron Almost exactly three years after its collapse in the wake of the Renewable Heat Incentive…
Harland & Wolff: The hidden history of workers’ struggle
The history of Northern Ireland is often present as simply being of two traditions – nationalism and unionism…
Defend jobs & livelihoods: Nationalise Bombardier
By Chris Stewart, Unite Irish Executive (Pers. Cap.) Three thousand, six hundred highly skilled workers at Bombardier, an…
The Ballymurphy Massacre: Families deserve truth & justice
By Kevin Henry Six months before Bloody Sunday – when the infamous Parachute Regiment (Paras) killed 14 unarmed…
