Ireland-North
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 […]
Workplace News
Ireland-South
Review: 406 Days Debenhams Documentary
406 Days, a documentary about the Debenhams strike was premiered at the closing night of the Dublin International Film Festival. The documentary was directed by Joe Lee and produced by Fergus Dowd and tells the […]
Ireland-North
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 […]
Health
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 […]
Ireland-South
Far-right campaign against journalist
The far right has launched a vile trolling campaign against Irish Times journalist and trade unionist Kitty Holland. Holland’s ‘crime’ is that she told the truth. She exposed a far-right attack on a camp of […]