Workers Rights Build For A Major Housing Protest On April 7Th The housing crisis is a running sore in Irish society. It cries out for a campaign of ‘people power’ to force through a programme of council house building, rent controls 20 Dec 2017
Workers Rights Ryanair- The Union Buster Is On The Ropes Ryanair, Ireland’s most notorious anti-union firm, has been forced to agree to recognising unions but, so far, only in principle. But workers will not jump to the command of 15 Dec 2017
Workers Rights #metoo – Taking On Sexual Harassment In a blog post, writer, director, performer and activist Grace Dyas has brought to light the shocking extent of sexual harassment in the Irish theatre business. Marnie Holborow writes. This 5 Nov 2017
Workers Rights Solidarity With The Rail Workers Workers at Irish Rail have voted by huge majorities to come out on strike to secure a proper pay rise. In SIPTU, the vote was 86% in favour while it 24 Oct 2017
Workers Rights The Struggle For Catalonia Needs Radical Leadership On Sunday 1 October Catalonia held its long awaited referendum on independence from the Spanish State. Mariano Rajoy, the right wing Spanish Prime Minister, responded by sending in the Guardia 16 Oct 2017
Workers Rights Shame On The Spanish State- Solidarity With The Catalan People Sunday 1 October was a day of shame for the Spanish State. In a brutal denial of basic democratic rights, the Spanish State sent thousands of Guardia Civil into Catalonia 2 Oct 2017
Education Congratulations To Tui Standing Up To Pay Inequality Two unions – the INTO and TUI – have taken a strong stance against pay discrimination. The TUI have just announced that its members have voted by 87% to 13% to reject 15 Sep 2017
Climate Fight The Privatisation Of Public Services Private company ‘Go Ahead’ have been given 10% of Dublin Bus routes. The NTA ( National Transport Authority) have awarded 24 Dublin Bus routes to a British multinational with an apalling 13 Aug 2017
Workers Rights Nazis Emboldened In Trump’s America Nazis have killed at least one anti-racist protestor in Charlottesville, Virginia by driving a car into a rally. White supremacists have killed at least one anti-fascist protestor in Charlottesville, Virginia. 13 Aug 2017