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Support Premier Periclase workers on strike

By Jonathan Diebold  Workers in the Premier Periclase magnesia plant in Drogheda have been engaged in strike action since the 17th of August, following attempts by management to derecognise trade unions active in the workforce.  Workers in both Unite and SIPTU are involved
Sep 10, 2020

Debenhams strikers won’t settle for peanuts

By Michael O’Brien No sooner were the Debenhams shop stewards given the gist of a proposed settlement to their struggle for a just redundancy from the Mandate General Secretary, Gerry Light, than it was leaked into the media with a positive spin
Sep 9, 2020

Review: A Hero’s Death by Fontaines D.C.

By Shane Finnan On the 31 July, Fontaines D.C. released their widely anticipated sophomore album A Hero’s Death. The second album is a milestone achievement in the flowering evolution of the band. While Dogrel was grittier and affiliated with the recent post-punk
Sep 7, 2020

Suffering for your art: Creative work under capitalism

By Eoin McCaul Just a few weeks ago, artists in the UK were faced with the very real and terrifying prospect that up to 90% of venues may not reopen their doors after lockdown. For those reliant on gig work – musicians,
Sep 4, 2020

USA: Revolt for black lives in Kenosha

By Teddy Shibabaw, Socialist Alternative USA Jacob Blake: unarmed, Black, father, and paralyzed from the waist down. Seven shots in his back at point blank range from a cop’s gun in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  The video footage taken by a bystander witness is
Sep 2, 2020

California wildfires: A socialist perspective

By Elliot Bartz, Socialist Alternative USA Remembering one’s experience of a wildfire is like assembling a series of fragments from a broken picture: Startled awake at 3am to an unprecedented dry lightning storm. Lightning illuminates the sky and thunder rumbles nearby. A
Sep 1, 2020
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Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden

Divide & Rule: Labour & the Partition of Ireland