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Extreme weather disruptions: Workers lives and safety must not be sacrificed

By Michael O’Brien The ever-increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, especially storms and floods, and the implications for workers has put the questions about who pays during enforced shutdowns of workplaces or workers opting for health and safety reasons not

Feb 12, 2026

News & Analysis

Deliveroo workers face low pay, precarity and dangerous working conditions

By Enda Kelly Reading about the experiences of food delivery riders is a revealing example of pure exploitation. Right now, Ireland’s minimum wage is €11.30, which falls far short of the living wage of €13.85 recommended by social justice Ireland (itself an

Sep 26, 2023

News & Analysis

Slave-like working conditions on Irish shores

By Michael O’Brien The discontent among Irish fishing vessel owners regarding the quota allocated to foreign-flagged vessels operating in Irish waters under the Common Fisheries Policy gets a wide airing in the Irish media and social media. However, of far less concern

Sep 14, 2023

News & Analysis

WRC Debenhams decision explained and what next

By Michael O’Brien This week, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) communicated its decision to the Mandate Trade Union and the Court-appointed liquidators in a test case taken by former Henry Street branch shop steward Jane Crowe. Disgracefully, the decision was leaked to

May 20, 2023

Uncategorized·World News

France: Macron intensifies class war

By Nicolas Croes — LSP/PSL (Left Socialist Party–our sister organisation in Belgium) This May Day will be the 13th day of strikes and demonstrations called by the union coalition against Macron and his pension reform. Whether it will represent a major escalation

May 5, 2023

News & Analysis·The North

“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

News & Analysis

Fighting cost of living crisis: Mechanical workers vote for strike action

By Matt Waine Mechanical workers in the construction sector have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in search of a cost-of-living wage increase amounting to 12.8%. Members of Unite, employed by two of the largest mechanical contractors in the country, will

Mar 4, 2023

News & Analysis·Workplace News

Struggle to free migrant fishers from exploitative visa achieves victory

The announcement yesterday by the Department of Justice that all Non-European migrant fishers enrolled in the now abolished Atypical Work Permit Scheme has been granted a stamp 4 giving them full labour market access is the culmination of a struggle waged by

Jan 4, 2023

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Workplace News

Amazon’s regime of exploitation comes to Dublin: Unionise and organise now!

By Finn McKenna This week brings the arrival of multinational e-commerce giant Amazon to Baldonnell Business Park in Dublin. The opening of this facility has already been met with comment by the trade union movement in Ireland. This is an anti-worker company

Aug 12, 2022

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Workplace News

Follow the RMT example: Unions must take action to defend living standards

By Mick Barry TD The inflation crisis has sharply posed the question: how can the living standards of working-class people, the vast majority in society, be defended? Public opinion has put the Micheál Martin Government under pressure to deliver cost of living

Jul 20, 2022

workers rights

Extreme weather disruptions: Workers lives and safety must not be sacrificed

Deliveroo workers face low pay, precarity and dangerous working conditions

Slave-like working conditions on Irish shores

WRC Debenhams decision explained and what next

France: Macron intensifies class war

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

Fighting cost of living crisis: Mechanical workers vote for strike action

Struggle to free migrant fishers from exploitative visa achieves victory

Amazon’s regime of exploitation comes to Dublin: Unionise and organise now!

Follow the RMT example: Unions must take action to defend living standards

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Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden