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1926 general strike: Workers on the cusp of power 

06 Jul 2026
By Thomas Carmichael As we stand in the middle of the centenary of the 1926 General Strike, it is impossible not to draw parallels with the situation faced by workers today. Fuel prices have been driven into orbit by the US and Israel’s Imperialist war on Iran. Workers, having never fully recovered from the 2022-23 crisis sparked by the invasion

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United action can stop the cuts at Dublin Bus

Apr 1, 2009
By Matt Waine A PLANNED strike by Dublin Bus drivers and staff was postponed after an eleventh-hour intervention by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC). The strike threat came after the company announced its intention to sack 290 staff, including 160 drivers as
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No Compromises – SCRAP the pension levy

Apr 1, 2009
By Denis Keane, CPSU Executive member (personal capacity) FOLLOWING ON from our demonstration of 4,000 people outside Dail Eireann on the 18 February, CPSU members took part in a one-day strike on 26 February. This protest and one day strike were in reaction
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