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North: The way forward for hospitality workers
By Neil Moore, Regional Hospitality Organiser, Unite (personal capacity) January 2020 was a simpler time. Workers in the…
North: Working-class solidarity in a time of crisis
“THESE ARE the times that try men’ souls. You will no doubt hear a great number of stories…
Black Lives Matter in the North: Hypocrisy of Politicians and Police
By Daniel Waldron On Saturday, June 6, thousands of people gathered at Black Lives Matter rallies in Belfast…
North: Meat workers take action to defend public health
by Daniel Waldron “If the disease was in the animals, they’d have closed the place. But for workers,…
North: We need proper PPE NOW!
The Tory Government and Assembly Executive have referred to the Covid-19 pandemic as a war. However, across many areas of our health and social care service, the staff who are on the frontline of this war have not been supplied with the protection they need.
New abortion regulations in the North: the struggle for bodily autonomy continues
These changes are very welcome and are the result of years of campaigning by activists, including members of the Socialist Party and ROSA
Britain/North: Lockdown, Covid-19 Bill and defending democratic rights
By Kevin Henry “Herd immunity, protect the economy, and if that means some pensioners die, too bad” –…
North & Covid-19: Prioritise public health, not private profit
By Pat Lawlor, NIPSA (Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance) Vice-President (Personal Capacity) By Pat Lawlor, NIPSA Belfast Health…
North and COVID-19: Mass layoffs of hospitality workers
By Chris Stewart, Unite Hospitality (personal capacity) In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, the announcement by employers…
North: New Decade, Same Approach
by Daniel Waldron Almost exactly three years after its collapse in the wake of the Renewable Heat Incentive…
