Worker Power

Redundancies

Sodexo Workers Win In Full After 50 Days On Strike

“Sodexo, a multinational that made over £1 billion in profit last year, tried to make low-paid workers pay for its cost-cutting. These workers refused to accept it. They stood together on the picket line... and they forced one of the biggest companies in the world to back down.” Gerry Carroll MLA

6 Nov 2026

inflation

Richard Boyd Barrett Slams Government for Refusing Public Sector Workers Cost-of-Living Pay Rises While Upping Weapon Spending

Anti-war demonstration against EU militarisation in Dublin falls on same day as public sector strike. “Public sector workers and anti-war demonstrators will have common cause on the streets on 12th November... more spending on weapons means less for cost-of-living pay increases. "

5 Nov 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

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

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

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

Public Sector Pay Deal

Workers Need At Least 10% and They Need It Now

Call Meetings in Your Job on Monday: "Union leaders have called off the action for next Wednesday, but they cannot deliver on the basis of what the Government has put on the table. Pressure must be sustained to ensure workers get at least 10% and get it now. The money is there to pay for it."

16 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

Public Sector Pay Deal

Brilliant Display of Worker Power and Solidarity

Escalate the Action to Win: Commitment to Real Pay Increases Needed.

14 Oct 2026