Shaun Harkin

Redundancies

Harkin: FinTrU Redundancy Process Must be Restarted

The redundancies disproportionately affect women and those with care responsibilities. Bare legal minimum redundancy packages are a new low; previous redundancies at FinTru were above the lowest legal level. Cllr Shaun Harkin contacted workers workers and council. Next is FinTru.

26 Oct 2026

Workers Rights

Harkin: Home Care Workers Can No Longer be Ignored

"Workers should not wait on Stormont because that could be forever... I encourage all home care workers to join the trade union now... Employers are not gatekeepers on workers' rights."

23 Oct 2026

Palestine

Harkin: Council Motion Stands with Sally Rooney Against Hypocritical British Government Repression

Cllr Shaun Harkin: Rooney’s stand in solidarity with Palestine Action has exposed the pro-Israel hypocrisy of the British government and its continued attempt to criminalise opposition to genocide... We call on Council to stand in solidarity with Sally Rooney and oppose her criminalisation.

22 Oct 2026

Crime & Violence

Harkin: DUP Incitement of Sectarian Tensions Must be Challenged

Stopping cuts and jobs culls, providing for children and stopping the handouts to bosses... Cllr Harkin says "These are the demands and grassroots campaigns bringing working-class communities together. The alternative is working-class unity and opposition to toxic division and austerity."

22 Oct 2026

Public Meeting

Zohran Mamdani Mayoral Campaign Organiser to address Derry Public Meeting

Emma Bally will join us in the Northern Counties Building, Waterloo Place at 6PM on Wednesday 21st October.

20 Oct 2026

Derry

Disparity for Derry. No New A&E at Altnagelvin.

Harkin: Decision Against Emergency Department Underscores Stormont Regional Disparity Policy

17 Oct 2026

Children's Rights

Free School Meals Is Common-Sense That Stormont Refuses to Implement Cllr Shaun Harkin

"It is shameful MLAs receive subsidised food in Stormont, but many working-class households have been priced out of school dinners."

2 Oct 2026

Public Transport

Access to Public Transport Threatened if Attacks in Derry Don't Stop

Cllr Shaun Harkin: "Access to it can be endangered if the safety of drivers and passengers is threatened. The response to the bus attack should send a clear message to those responsible for the attack."

28 Sep 2026

Public Transport

Harkin: Defend Public Transport - No Service Cuts, No Fare Hikes

Vastly expanding the public transport network, both bus and rail, is critical for addressing congestion, pollution, accessibility, affordability and regional disparities. The Infrastructure Minister and Stormont Executive can't sit on their hands while damaging cuts are imposed.

22 Sep 2026