The shock of the devastating Covid 19 crisis, and a new phase of economic turbulence has unleashed a wave of dislocation, uncertainty, and desperation across the globe. The impact is compounded by the grind of […]
NIPSA, Northern Irelands largest trade union, did have a strong reputation as a democratic union but the recent actions of NIPSA ruling body, the General Council, have deeply damaged that reputation. Their behaviour has exposed […]
Media bosses are using Covid 19 to put the boot in on journalists. Pay cuts and lay-offs are general across the industry, particularly in local papers. A survey by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) […]
Workers at the Instant Upright company based in CityWest in Dublin are locked, like the Debenhams’ workers, in a battle with their employer. Billy Flynn reports from the picket line. There are fifteen workers in […]
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, […]
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