Trade Union

Workers Rights

Widespread Abuse of Workers at Irish-run Data Centre Construction Sites in Europe

Investigation leads to Irish company compensating construction workers. Paul Murphy seeks return of Tom Parlon to AI committee to clarify recent statement that Irish construction companies comply with employment legislation.

30 Oct 2026

Public Meeting

PBP Host Meeting on Daisy Hill

Richard Boyd Barrett TD, PBP's parliamentary leader headlines a panel, including Rebekah Corbett, a former Unison organiser, with PBP Newry & Armagh rep Marc Mac Seáin, discussing how people power through community & workplace organising is the way to protect Daisy Hill. 2/11 7pm Ballybot House.

30 Oct 2026

stormont

Carroll: DUP Will Pocket the Wage and Wreck the Work

“Gavin Robinson has admitted collapsing Stormont would hurt them at the ballot box. So instead his MLAs will sit on £67,200 a year – and over £105,000 for their ministers ... If a [worker] announced they'd spend the next six months deliberately not doing their job, they'd be sacked."

30 Oct 2026

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

Public Sector Pay Deal

Pay The Workers: The Money is There

No pay offer is on the table. No guarantee from the Government that inflation busting pay increases will be delivered. What really is acceptable? The numbers show workers need 10% now as a bare minimum, and the money is there to pay for this.

18 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

Public Sector Strike

We need to keep the pressure up: “This government needs their balls squeezed”

People Before Profit spoke to a shop steward at a civil service workplace, about how yesterday’s strike went and what should happen next.

15 Oct 2026