Trade Union

Paul Murphy backs school secretaries’ and caretakers’ strike for pension parity

Paul Murphy backs school secretaries’ and caretakers’ strike for pension parity

Says will join national rally this morning

28 Aug 2025

Harkin: Stop Stealth Privatisation of Ambulance Service

Harkin: Stop Stealth Privatisation of Ambulance Service

Executive parties handed out almost £50m in public money to private ambulance companies over the last five years. Cllr Shaun Harkin is proposing a motion for Derry City and Strabane District Council to call on Stormont to stop the stealth privatisation of ambulance service.

21 Jul 2025

Adult Education Teachers Protest for an End to Layoffs at Dáil

Adult Education Teachers Protest for an End to Layoffs at Dáil

Adult Education Teachers Organisation calls on tutors and supporters to join the protest at Leinster House today to demand that Minister James Lawless takes the necessary action to protect 100s of workers threatened with redundancy.

9 Jul 2025

Abolish Third Level Fees - Cllr Conor Reddy

Abolish Third Level Fees - Cllr Conor Reddy

Councillor Conor Reddy calls for abolition of third level education fees. Says funding at third level is just half the OECD average. Calls for required funding from fiscal surplus and taxes on corporate profits and multimillionaires.

1 Jul 2025

Government accused of siding with 'low pay bosses' against workers

Government accused of siding with 'low pay bosses' against workers

The Fine Gael-Lowry Group-Fianna Fáil Government look set to vote against People Before Profit's Trade Union Recognition Bill which would get Irish workers a right to trade union recognition at thousands of workplaces around the country.

14 May 2025

Time to Stand with Workers – Not with the Bosses

Time to Stand with Workers – Not with the Bosses

Trade Union Recognition Bill to Be Debated and Voted on in the Dáil This Wednesday.

12 May 2025

Taoiseach, Stop the ‘illegal, discriminatory justification’ of ‘anti-worker’ sub-minimum wage rates for young workers.

Taoiseach, Stop the ‘illegal, discriminatory justification’ of ‘anti-worker’ sub-minimum wage rates for young workers.

Taoiseach accused of ‘illegal, discriminatory justification’ of ‘anti-worker’ sub-minimum wage rates for young workers on International Workers' Day. Dail & Commission agreed to scrap sub-minimum wage pay for under 20s, but government is refusing to implement it.

1 May 2025

Unite to Fight Back on International Workers Day 2025

Unite to Fight Back on International Workers Day 2025

It was the socialist working-class, organised in unions, who won the weekend, the 8-hour day, sick pay... every gain we’ve made came from our struggle against the bosses. Today, those gains are under attack. Join us on the streets. March with your union. March with your class.

1 May 2025

20 Highest-paid Managers of State Bodies Promised Pay Rise by Government

20 Highest-paid Managers of State Bodies Promised Pay Rise by Government

People Before Profit have criticised government plans to increase the salaries of 20 of the highest-paid managers of state bodies. This comes on top of the announcement that the new ‘Housing Tsar’ is to be paid €430,000

30 Apr 2025