Health
On the Covid-19 Crisis
The world is in the grip of the COVID-19 crisis. The death toll is rising every day and health care systems across the world face collapse under the pressure of the virus. CWI Ireland member […]
News
Ireland-South
Coronavirus hits Ireland following transformed post-election landscape
Like most of the world, Southern Ireland has been hit hard by the COVID-19 ‘coronavirus’ crisis. By mid-March schools, colleges, pubs, creches etc., were on an initial two-week shutdown. Transport links have been severely curtailed. […]
Ireland-North
Coronavirus: Belfast City council workers put at risk
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
Coronavirus – A workers’ charter to tackle the crisis
Coronavirus reveals the capitalist system in crisis Workers mustn’t pay the price National Health Service Emergency increase in funding for the NHS and for social care Adequate protection for all front-line workers NHS to take […]
International
International Women’s Day and the Struggle against Oppression
Women’s oppression is not new. It is as old as the division of society into classes. It takes many forms and so does the fight against it. It is significant that women who feel the […]