April 1, 2015
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The strike on Holy Thursday by 6,000 Dunnes Stores workers is extremely important for Irish workers. The stakes are so high that Dunnes Stores management have been trying to intimidate staff for the past few weeks to try and break the strike. They have been calling individual workers into ‘communications meetings’ threatening some with a cut in hours if they go on strike, promising others full-time contract if they don’t.
On Friday March 13th, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called protest rallies against austerity in the North. Workers will come out on a one day stoppage after huge votes for strike action occurred amongst teachers, health workers and civil servants.
March 9, 2015 – Cllr John Lyons of People Before Profit has welcomed today’s decision by president of the High Court, Nicholas Kearns, to release the four jailed anti-water charges activists, Damien O’Neill, Paul Moore, Bernie Hughes and Derek Byrne.
The recent revelation that Arthur Cox will be acting for Japan Tobacco (JTI) in its threatened court action against the State to block plain cigarette packaging serves as a warning of the possible consequences of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP, coming into force.
The Poor are getting poorer and rich are getting richer under current government – this is why public protest is escalating, says People Before profit TD
A political party is set to open an advice centre at one of Northern Ireland's most notorious peace lines, it can be revealed.
BY REBECCA BLACK – 20 FEBRUARY 2015
A political party is set to open an advice centre at one of Northern Ireland's most notorious peace lines, it can be revealed.
People Before Profit's only elected councillor here, Gerry Carroll, said the move is about bringing the people of the Falls and Shankill together.
The two government parties are holding party conferences within a week of each other. It is important that they are greeted with lively protests.
Over 50 people turned out to a launch meeting for the People Before Profit campaign for the Carlow-Kilkenny bye election due in May. The bye election was caused by the departure of Phil Hogan to a plum job in the EU Commission.
Revelations about Eamonn Casey point yet again to the gross hypocrisy of the Bishops.These are mostly elderly males who think they have every right to
Calls For Broad Mobilisation To Face Down Far-Right Terror Campaign The riot and arson in Coolock today is another shocking development driven by far right
On the back of the recent election results in France, where the French left united around radical demands and came out on top, People Before
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