Workers Rights

Richard Boyd Barrett TD

Farmers, Climate, Workers' Rights: How Mercosur Sells Us All Out

Richard Boyd Barrett: Mercosur exposes "the big powers that dominate the European Union, which are only interested in promoting the interests of the big car manufacturers and the big multinationals at the expense of ordinary working people, small farmers and the environment. That's the truth..."

14 Jan 2026

CWU members on a Day of Action at Covalen in Sandyford. 10 Dec 2025

Tech Workers Organise, Unionise, and Strike

Pickets will be on Covalen, an outsourcing company operating for Meta in Sandyford Tuesday 6 January. Interview with CWU official and striking Covalen worker below.

5 Jan 2026

An image of the Dáil in full session.

Dáil Blocks Restoration of PBP Abortion Rights Bill

Former TD Bríd Smith condemns roll back of women’s rights

18 Dec 2025

About 30 workers in hi-viz jackets holding Unite the union flags on strike in Belfast at an industrial park.

Support the Belfast Diageo Workers' Strike

"...an 8-day strike that will last until December 29th. The Belfast plant is the world's biggest producer of Guinness Zero and representatives from Unite the Union who are leading the strike have stated that this may lead to a shortage of Guinness Zero this Christmas, and rightly so."

15 Dec 2025

Collage of campaigners meeting and stills from of Richard Boyd Barrett and Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin's video asking people to attend the public meeting 11 Dec.

Save The Complex

A large public meeting was held at The Complex on Arran St yesterday evening and widely attended by industry and community leaders, artists and members of the public.

12 Dec 2025

Gerry Carroll MLA in front of composite image of Stormont and Westminster

Labour Budget Protects the Wealthy while Working Class Communities Pay the Price

Carroll: "Tinkering around the edges of reform can never undo the damage caused by more than a decade of austerity. The growing desire for a radical left alternative must be capitalised upon as soon as possible, to take the fight to both Starmer and Farage."

28 Nov 2025

Famous whistleblowers (right to left) include Maurice McCabe An Garda Síochána, Olivia Greene - Irish Nationwide, Shane Corr - Dept. of Health.

Whistleblowers Deserve More Protection

"Whistleblowers are ordinary people who take a decision to do the right thing. They see wrong being done, and decide that they will do the right thing about it."

27 Nov 2025

Richard Boyd Barrett in front of a taxi protest at Dáil Éireann. In background protester holds a sign that says UBER.

Richard Boyd Barrett TD demands Government stop Uber devastating taxi drivers’ incomes

Calls for publicly owned, not for profit taxi app to replace Uber

26 Nov 2025

Newcastle Tesco carpark entrance with protest publicity image overlay saying PROTEST TESCO Suspended Staff Member For Refusing To Handle Israeli Products Sunday 23rd 2pm Newcastle.

End Suspension of Tesco Worker Refusing to Handle Israeli Products

Protest Sunday 23 November 2pm

23 Nov 2025