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Journalists’ strike solid

May 24, 2023 Anton McCabe (Branch Sec, National Union of Journalists, Derry North West Ireland – personal capacity)

A 24 hour strike by BBC journalists in Northern Ireland has been 100% solid on May 19th. Journalists in the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) walked out on one of the busiest news days of […]

Sinn Féin, the Democratic Unionist Party and the Alliance Party emerged as the main winners from last week’s local government elections in Northern Ireland. This shows a greater political polarisation taking place amongst nationalists and unionists […]

Jason Weir (25/10/1968 – 05/02/2023)

February 23, 2023 Niall Mulholland

“A gentle giant… A big man with a big heart… Witty, sensitive, and telling it straight…” These were common sentiments expressed about Jason Weir on social media after the very sad news that he passed […]

NIPSA General Council Election – A stunning victory for the left and massive defeat for the right

February 16, 2023 Militant Left Reporter

The largest trade union in the north has gone through a very significant election campaign. NIPSA Broad Left and Democracy Now candidates achieved a real victory in the 2023 election for ruling executive, the General […]

Health Strikes in the North: Defending Workers’ Pay and the NHS

February 15, 2023 Tanya Killen, General Council NIPSA and Branch Secretary (Both personal capacity)

With widespread discontent and anger over pay, safe staffing and mileage reimbursement, health service unions in Northern Ireland – NIPSA and UNISON -commenced industrial action on 5 December 2022. Action initially commenced with ongoing work […]