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Coronavirus crisis: Emergency measures needed, but workers must not pay the...
No loss of jobs or income! Put public health before private profit! The spread of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 has become a major health crisis, unlike anything seen in a century. At the time of...
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UCU Strikes: All out to win on pensions, pay and conditions!
● Keep fighting on USS and the Four Fights! No decoupling of the disputes – maximum unity among university workers. ● All out on the strike – join the pickets, set up local strike committees, organise...
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New abortion regulations: the struggle for bodily autonomy continues
Changes to Northern Ireland’s abortion regulations came into effect on 1st April. Following legislative changes by Westminster when Stormont was not functioning as a devolved government, terminations...
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Socialist classic ‘Divide and Rule’ republished
Labour Representation Committee at Ormeau Park, Belfast, 1906 by Kevin Henry Today, 5th May 2020, marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Peter Hadden, a Marxist thinker and leader of the Socialist...
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Nolan Inside Hydebank: Tackle the social roots of crime
by Eoin McCaul In Northern Ireland, a crisis in mental health was already evident before the pandemic – experiencing the worst rates of mental illness in the UK. A decade of Tory/Stormont austerity...
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‘Cash for Ash’ scandal shines light on Stormont’s subservience to big business
RHI is back in the headlines. First Minister Arlene Foster has withdrawn support for a bill which would criminalise some of the inappropriate behaviour engaged in by politicians and government...
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No trust in Stormont on ‘return to work’ plan
Organise to put health before profit! by Daniel Waldron Despite the highest Covid-19 death toll in Europe, infection spreading faster than it was when the lockdown began, and evidence of second spikes...
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Review: One Man’s Terrorist by Daniel Finn
Reviewed by Seán Burns This year marks the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Provisional IRA. This new book, One Man’s Terrorist: A political history of the IRA, is therefore a timely study of...
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Scrap the transfer tests!
Abolish academic selection – Free, integrated and high-quality education for all by Seán Burns The announcement that the primary-secondary school transfer tests will proceed in the autumn is a source...
View ArticleWorking-class solidarity in a time of crisis
By Kevin Henry “THESE ARE the times that try men’ souls. You will no doubt hear a great number of stories respecting the situation of this country. Its present unfortunate state is entirely owing to...
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NHS workers save lives despite capitalist mismanagement
By Pat Lawlor Across Britian and Northern Ireland to date, over 200 health workers’ lives have been lost to Covid-19. However, Westminster and the Stormont Executive have manipulated the figures, so...
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Ulster’s hidden connection with slavery
By Ciaran Crossey Saturday 6th June saw substantial Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in Belfast and Derry, with other small protests held around then in Omagh, Enniskillen and other towns. These...
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Manufacturing redundancies: Nationalise to save jobs and skills
Bombardier workers have taken action against previous threats to their jobs Workers must not pay for this crisis! by Chris Stewart, Irish Executive Committee, Unite (personal capacity) The...
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As retail reopens, organise to secure safety, decent pay and conditions!
Co-ordinated industrial action can win concessions from the bosses by Peter McGregor The Northern Ireland Executive has announced that they are now in the recovery phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. This...
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The way forward for hospitality workers
by Neil Moore, Regional Hospitality Organiser, Unite (personal capacity) January 2020 was a simpler time. Workers in the hospitality industry were infuriated at being classed as ‘unskilled’ by the...
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Rebuild our health service – invest, democratise, kick out the profiteers!
Health workers must be at the fore in shaping rebuilding of our health service by Pat Lawlor, NIPSA Belfast Health branch (personal capacity) The current evidence that the Covid-19 pandemic is...
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Education & childcare: Invest in safety and young people’s future
Maintaining social distancing measures will pose major challenges without adequate investment by Dagmar Walgraeve When and how schools should schools reopen for all pupils has been a headline issue in...
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Far right: New name, same game
In the course of this crisis, a new political party – the British Freedom Party – has distributed material in Belfast communities masquerading as a “Christian fellowship” and purporting to offer...
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Resist sectarian turf war
By Kevin Henry In the course of the Covid crisis, public parks have become an important place for exercise and, as the restrictions now ease, to meet friends and family. in north Belfast, some have...
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Aviation bosses declare war on jobs, pay & conditions
By Ruth Coppinger & Chris Stewart There is no denying that aviation internationally has been hit by the Covid crisis. In Ireland, north and South, air- lines, airport authorities and the aircraft...
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