In a gesture of solidarity with Birmingham’s striking refuse collectors, trade unionists from all over the UK, including Northern Ireland, descended on Birmingham on Friday 30 January. This action, the third so-called ‘Megapicket’ of the […]
Following Storm Chandra, homes across the Antrim area were inundated, with water from the Sixmilewater; water reached just below windowsills, trapping residents inside their homes. Part of Antrim’s Conservation Area, the residents of Riverside and […]
The process to elect Unite’s new General Executive Council has begun. This is the most important election since the formation of Unite. Branch secretaries are being sent nomination papers. The nomination period is from 5th […]
Ted Gannon, who passed away before Christmas in his 69th year, played a leading part in the Militant Tendency, fore-runner of Militant Left, in Ireland. Ted joined Militant in the late 1970s. Joe Higgins, later […]
The findings of the Kenova inquiry into some of the British state’s covert operations during the ‘Troubles’ are a devastating indictment of the role played by MI5, British Army, Royal Ulster Constabulary and Special Branch, […]
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