strike
Can we save our NHS?
No sell out deals – keep up the strike momentum!
Housing Executive workers enter sixth month of strike action
“The cost of living is increasing very rapidly, and our wages are not keeping up!” Interview with a striking council worker
Bosses face wave of workers action across Northern Ireland: Trade unions must coordinate action
Lessons of the Hovis strike: when we fight, we can win!
In May, Hovis workers in Belfast won an 8% pay increase over two years through a determined, all-out strike that lasted for 11 days. The actions of this workforce are an inspiration to others in the sector and beyond, as employers across the private and public sectors are trying to use the economic crisis sparked by Covid to attack wages, terms and conditions, or as an excuse for miserly pay-offers.
BT Group workers to vote on industrial action
The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has announced a national consultative ballot of members in the BT Group (BT, EE and Openreach) for industrial action against compulsory redundancies.
Derry Royal Mail staff provide example for all workers
Workers generally should follow the example of the Royal Mail staff in Derry. We have a legal right to refuse to work in unsafe conditions, without penalisation. However, in order to make that right a reality, we need the power of collective organisation.