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Statement on Belfast Pogroms

"Whether the division is sectarian or racist, it turns working-class people against one another while poverty, lack of housing and inequality remain untouched. The answer is not one community against another, but ordinary people organising together for the homes and services we all need."

11 Jun 2026

Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Northside Home Care Services Workers on Kildare Street.

Stand with Northside Home Care Services Workers Protest at the Dáil

Today Northside Home Care Services workers will be in front of the

10 Jun 2026

People Before Profit Call for Urgent Trade Union Response to Pogrom

People Before Profit Call for Urgent Trade Union Response to Pogrom

On behalf of People Before Profit, we urge the trade union movement who represents hundreds of thousands of workers here to use all the power at its disposal to thwart the racist thugs who wish to divide us.

9 Jun 2026

DUP's Proposed 'Split' on Good Jobs Bill is a Wrecking Operation

DUP's Proposed 'Split' on Good Jobs Bill is a Wrecking Operation

"Emma Little-Pengelly calls union access 'aggressive and expansionist.' That is simply false...Caoimhe Archibald has already capitulated... exempting smaller businesses... Workers in small workplaces need representation just as much...This Bill must go to the Assembly immediately, in full”

9 Jun 2026

"Scalpel?" "Scalpel." "Solidarity?" "Solidarity!"

"Scalpel?" "Scalpel." "Solidarity?" "Solidarity!"

Strike at 5 hospitals today by Ireland's highly specialised surgery workers, perfusionists. HSE must respect Labour Court agreement that should never have been abandoned.

9 Jun 2026

People Before Profit's Cllr Shaun Harkin. Teachers at an INTO conference.

Teacher Strike Ballot Delivers a Clear Message to Givan

Instead of prioritising our children's education, DUP Minister Paul Givan has chosen to provoke confrontation with teachers. The announcement of the ballot sends a clear message that Givan must heed.

8 Jun 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

Closure of Carlow College “A Devastating Blow” Says Cllr. Adrienne Wallace

Closure of Carlow College “A Devastating Blow” Says Cllr. Adrienne Wallace

Cllr Wallace: “This is also a worker’s rights issue as staff were told they would have to take redundancy. At the very least they should each have a choice to opt-in for either redeployment or redundancy... [they] have been left blind-sided."

2 Jun 2026

Carroll: Givan's Education Bill is a Trojan Horse Attack on Teachers

Carroll: Givan's Education Bill is a Trojan Horse Attack on Teachers

"When teachers take industrial action, they're doing it on behalf of their whole school community. They're saying enough is enough to a Stormont establishment that wants education on the cheap. That's exactly what Paul Givan is afraid of and it's why he's making this vindictive move."

31 May 2026