Redundancies

Magee University Building, Strikers with placards, Cllr Shaun Harkin

Harkin: Stand with Workers to Defend UU Jobs and Magee Expansion

Derry City and Strabane District Council will hold a Special Meeting 2pm Tuesday 28th July to hear from Ulster University trade union representatives regarding proposed redundancies and Magee expansion.

28 Jul 2026

Carlow College Closure Should Be Paused Pending Full Transparency Over Decision-Making

Carlow College Closure Should Be Paused Pending Full Transparency Over Decision-Making

People Before Profit calls for Carlow College closure to be paused pending full transparency over decision-making. Cllr Wallace: "Cross-party support for staff and students is growing." TD Paul Murphy: "Too many fundamental questions remain unanswered"

22 Jul 2026

Carlow College Staff Welcome Oireachtas Committee Support as Calls Grow for Review of Closure Decision

Carlow College Staff Welcome Oireachtas Committee Support as Calls Grow for Review of Closure Decision

Hearing exposes significant unanswered questions about decision. Committee members heard evidence from staff. Staff reps confirm campaign will continue advocating over the coming months to ensure issues raised before Oireachtas Committee remain firmly on the national agenda over the summer.

16 Jul 2026

Gerry Carroll at Erskine House

Carroll to Hilary Benn: Stop Watching as Sodexo Slashes Jobs at Your Own Front Door

"A company that operates in 45 countries and made over £1 billion in profit last year? They are not short of resources to guarantee secure and well-paid jobs. The receptionists, cleaners, porters and kitchen workers? Sodexo is treating them disgracefully." Gerry Carroll MLA

4 Jun 2026

Covalen Strikers and Supporters

Covalen Workers Strike Back

"The company plans to make almost half of its workforce - 720 workers in total - redundant and has shown utter disregard to them in the wake of this news." Another day of industrial action is planned for next week on the day of the by-elections 22 May

16 May 2026

Cllr Conor Reddy and the Axis Café at the Axis Centre Ballymun

Axis Café Closure Devastating Blow for Ballymun

Cllr Reddy said any solution must also protect workers who have given years of service to the café and the community. “Axis Café is not just another business. It is a vital community space in Ballymun."

12 May 2026

Large Demonstration with Unite members from QUB and NIPSA members in solidarity with Clements Coffee workers under threat of redundancy.

Facing Redundancy at QUB, Hospitality Workers at Clements Coffee Organise and Fight

With zero-hours contracts, miscategorisation, low pay and now threatened redundancy, long-suffering organised workers at QUB's longstanding Clements Coffee are calling for solidarity from the community on campus and sense from the bosses who should hire them directly.

1 May 2026

Gerry Carroll in front of the 2023 Picket at Ulster University in Belfast

Carroll on Ulster University Job Losses: Cash for Campuses, Cuts for Workers

"I am demanding answers from the University of Ulster: what jobs they plan to cut, what impact it will have on the education of students, and where else could the funds be found instead."

15 Apr 2026

Shaun Harkin and a full lecture hall at UU Magee with headline from the Derry Journal saying: UCU says it will ‘not stand idly by’ over 450 potential redundancies at Ulster University

Up to 450 redundancies UU - Harkin: "Abject cowardice of senior leadership"

“We offer our solidarity to all workers at UU at this time and look forward to joining you on the picket line if and when you decide to fight these job cuts.”

15 Apr 2026