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Journalists’ strike solid
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 […]
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NI Local Elections
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 […]
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Jason Weir (25/10/1968 – 05/02/2023)
“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 […]
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NIPSA General Council Election – A stunning victory for the left and massive defeat for the right
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 […]
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Health Strikes in the North: Defending Workers’ Pay and the NHS
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 […]