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Covid-19: State must act to support workers in the arts
By Martina Stafford The precarious conditions of work for artists and performers has been acutely exposed by the…
Workers cannot wait to safeguard their health – unions must act
By Mick Barry TD On Weds 25 March 1,000 workers at Moy Park Portadown walked off the job…
Starbucks & Nespresso’s child labour secret exposed
A boy of ten or twelve carries a sack of coffee beans bigger than his torso up a steep hill. He stops to rub his back, grimacing in pain, then picks up the sack again and carries on. This is the true face of Starbucks and Nespresso, behind the mask of “ethical” corporate branding: children working for 40 hours a week, for about £5 per day.
Support teachers’ strike for equal pay
By Diarmuid Naessans, TUI (personal capacity) The Teachers Union of Irelands TUI campaign of strike action for Equal…
Interview with Delfin English Language School striker
Today’s initial half day strike action by teacher members of UNITE at the Delfin English Language school on Parnell Square for union recognition and improvements in conditions is the culmination of a long organising campaign.
Dublin Postal Drivers: Fighting for right to be in union of choice
By Paul Murphy TD A branch of around 100 Dublin Postal Drivers is faced with the prospect of…
240 jobs on the chopping block- Fight the closure of Cork Mail Centre
By Mick Barry TD An Post announced plans in late June to shut the Cork Mail Centre (CMC)…
Workers and the Recovery: We want to live, not just exist!
By Michael O’Brien Recent years of economic growth and an increase in employment rates constitutes the greatest…
“Our Union, Our Choice”
By David Vallely NASRA workers fight HSE union busting The current fight for union recognition by workers in…
Dublin Bus routes privatisation – a rotten deal
The National Transport Authority are privatising one-tenth of Dublin Bus. From November 2018 they will outsource the routes to UK company Go-Ahead. The NTA says they are “confident that passengers will benefit from this decision,” but socialists and trade unionists are absolutely certain that workers will suffer from this decision.
