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Pilgrim strike: Support the strike and change the food industry

By Paddy Meehan Food workers at the Enniskillen-based Pilgrim Foods took all-out industrial action on 2 September 2026 to fight for a decent pay rise from a deeply profitable company. Workers took action after weeks of negotiating, and previous industrial action had

Sep 13, 2026

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Will Stormont be restored?

By Kevin Henry It is now almost two years since the DUP pulled out of the Executive ahead of the Assembly elections, which saw Sinn Féin become the largest party. Last year ended with a renewed sense that the institutions could be

Jan 17, 2024

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Major strike action called in the North for 18 January

By Sean Burns The North will see a major day of coordinated strike action on 18 January, with tens of thousands of workers across the public sector taking part. It is vital that the action conveys that we will not be held

Jan 9, 2024

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30 years on: The Shankill bomb and Greysteel massacre

By Kevin Henry October 23 is the 30th anniversary of Shankill Bombings. Ten people were killed: one of the IRA bombers, a UDA member and eight Protestant civilians, two of whom were children. The UDA in particular was responsible for a number

Oct 31, 2023

The North·Theory & History

25 years on: Has the Good Friday Agreement delivered?

The following article was first published in issue #18 of Socialist Alternative, the theoretical magazine of Socialist Party. In the previous issue of this journal we republished an article by Peter Hadden originally published in May 1998 entitled ‘Will the Agreement Bring Peace?’ Here,

Aug 25, 2023

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North: Unite Hospitality and Rosa call for an end to harassment in hospitality

By Saana Taussi, Hospitality worker A recent survey by Unite showed that 90% of hospitality workers experience sexual harassment during work. To workers in hospitality, this hardly comes as a surprise, as the industry is notorious for poor working conditions. The prevalence

May 14, 2023

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“Give the goss on your boss” – Hospitality workers get organised in Belfast

By Laurence Plunkett On Monday the 17th of April, Unite Hospitality NI held an open meeting in the Sunflower bar titled “Give the goss on your boss”. A packed room of waiters, bartenders, baristas and fast-food workers shared their war stories of

Apr 21, 2023

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North: No going back! Working-class & young people can unite to defeat paramilitary violence & sectarianism

Statement by the Socialist Party News broke on Wednesday night of the attempted killing of a police officer in Omagh. He was shot multiple times by masked gunmen after a youth football coaching session. Early reports suggest this was likely an attack

Feb 25, 2023

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North: Water charges – we won’t pay!

By Daniel Waldron The threat of water charges is back on the agenda. In a statement regarding the next Northern Ireland budget, Tory Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris said that “difficult choices cannot be deferred any longer” and that water charges are one of the

Feb 22, 2023

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North: Tories go on the offensive – escalate action to a 24-hour general strike!

By Sean Burns 2023 looks set to be marked by a renewed upswing in industrial action as more strike ballots are being returned successfully. The National Education Union (NEU) in Britain, as well as Scottish teachers are joining the strike action. Likewise

Jan 19, 2023

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North: Solidarity with NHS workers – strike together to save our NHS

For years health and social care workers have been treated with disdain by politicians in Westminster and Stormont. While they were happy to call health and social care workers “heroes” and clap on doorsteps during the pandemic, their actions revealed their real

Dec 12, 2022

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