Covid 19 has not only thrown capitalism into crisis it has also presented the trade union movement with some thorny democracy issues. The normal functioning of unions, members‘ meetings, conferences and elections, although often imperfect, […]
Many frontline local authority workers, including in Belfast, Northern Ireland, will be asked to maintain essential services throughout the coronavirus crisis. In doing so, they need to remember their first priority is their own survival […]
International Women’s Day, or International Working Women’s Day as it was originally known as takes place each year on the 8th of March. As socialists, we use this day to mark, discuss and look forward […]
Northern Ireland’s government was suspended between 2017 and 2020 after the sectarian parties refused to reach a power-sharing agreement following the ‘cash for ash’ scandal. Now a strike wave has forced them and the bosses […]
Caroline Wheeler, a prominent anti-cuts activist and trade unionist, was the only candidate standing on a genuine cross-community, labour and trade union platform in the recent Westminster election in Northern Ireland, in the Fermanagh and […]
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