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Students Rising! – Join The Cost Of Living & Housing Protest 7Th October
People Before Profit says several hundred students marched with USI against living costs and fees, calling for an end to student fees and affordable student housing. It urges students to join the Saturday 7 October housing and cost-of-living demonstration at Parnell Square, backed by TD Richard…
Education Economy and employment Issue: Student cost of living and housing march with USI on 4 October 2023 Original release: Students Rising! – Join The Cost Of Living & Housing Protest 7Th October (opens in a new tab)
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North West Regional College On Strike
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin backs UCU strike action at North West Regional College, calling on students and past students to join lecturers at the Strand Road gates on Monday. He blames the government for underfunding education and says lecturers face cuts to pay and rising workloads.
Education Economy and employment Issue: NWRC and further education colleges UCU strike September 2023 Original release: North West Regional College On Strike (opens in a new tab)
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Who Is Posie Parker And Why We Protest
People Before Profit says Posie Parker (Kellie-Jay Keen) is a social media influencer whose campaign against trans people targets the Gender Recognition Act, and says her Irish events are linked to far-right figures, which is why the party is protesting her.
Disability and equality Issue: Posie Parker Belfast rally protest Original release: Who Is Posie Parker And Why We Protest (opens in a new tab)
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Huge Protest Against Fascists In Dunmurry
People Before Profit reports that around 1,000 people protested in Dunmurry against a Nazi flag flown outside a local mosque, organised by United Against Racism with more than 20 supporting organisations, including unions and a message from NIC-ICTU.
Disability and equality Issue: Nazi flag flown outside Dunmurry mosque protest Original release: Huge Protest Against Fascists In Dunmurry (opens in a new tab)
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Defend Free Travel Passes – Join The Protest, Saturday 19Th August, 1pm, Belfast City Hall
People Before Profit calls on supporters to join a protest in Belfast on Saturday 19 August against a Department for Infrastructure consultation that considers raising the age for free travel passes. The party says the proposals would hit isolated and vulnerable people and calls for free public…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: DFI consultation on raising free bus pass eligibility age Original release: Defend Free Travel Passes – Join The Protest, Saturday 19Th August, 1pm, Belfast City Hall (opens in a new tab)
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Harkin: Back Dfi Roads Service Workers Strikers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin backs Department for Infrastructure Roads Service workers on strike again over pay, saying they have his full solidarity. He accuses DfI officials of citing Stormont's collapse to claim they lack the means to act, and calls for the draconian bonus system to…
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: DfI Roads Service workers strike over pay July 2023 Original release: Harkin: Back Dfi Roads Service Workers Strikers (opens in a new tab)
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Harkin: Council Should Back Urgent Action Demanding Department Of Education Reverse Sen Funding Cut
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin calls on the Department of Education to reverse its decision to halve funding for special educational needs provision in schools, from £22 million to £11 million, and asks the Council to back the demand. He has requested urgent discussion at the Governance…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Department of Education proposed halving of SEN funding Original release: Harkin: Council Should Back Urgent Action Demanding Department Of Education Reverse Sen Funding Cut (opens in a new tab)
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Strike Back Against Education Cuts
People Before Profit says the Education Authority lacks authority to carry out the £200 million Tory education cuts, calling the proposal a despicable attack on vulnerable children and urging any incoming Executive to refuse to implement them.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Proposed £200m education cuts Original release: Strike Back Against Education Cuts (opens in a new tab)
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Budget Day With Workers And Communities On Streets
People Before Profit says workers and community rallies on Budget Day 2023 show that one-day strikes are not enough, calling for sustained, longer strikes to pressure government and employers, citing NIPSA's 85% strike mandate and Unite's NIHE strike.
Economy and employment Education Issue: Budget Day 2023 strikes and union rallies across Northern Ireland Original release: Budget Day With Workers And Communities On Streets (opens in a new tab)
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International Women’s Day
People Before Profit marks International Women's Day by arguing that housing, cost of living and health service pressures disproportionately affect women, and that women still earn 14% less than men on average. It calls for a broader fight for women's rights, including full bodily autonomy North…
Disability and equality Economy and employment Original release: International Women’s Day (opens in a new tab)
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Strike Wave Rallies Throughout The North
People Before Profit reports teachers, health workers and Housing Executive staff striking across the North, with seven rallies over wages and public services. It urges NIPSA to call a general strike and cites a €32 million uncollected tax gap and a windfall tax on energy firms as funding options.
Economy and employment Education Issue: February 2023 public sector strike wave and rallies across the North Original release: Strike Wave Rallies Throughout The North (opens in a new tab)
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Support The UCU Strike
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll backs the 18-day UCU strike beginning today, blaming university management for pay cuts, pension losses and insecure contracts, and calling on Queen's and Ulster University to explain why staff are on picket lines.
Education Economy and employment Issue: UCU 18-day strike action over pay and pensions, February 2023 Original release: Support The UCU Strike (opens in a new tab)
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The UCU Strikes
People Before Profit interviews Aisling O'Beirn, a UCU representative at Ulster University, on the picket line over the strike. She describes casualised contracts, rising workloads, staff shortages and cuts to pension benefits as the central issues.
Education Economy and employment Issue: UCU strike at Ulster University Original release: The UCU Strikes (opens in a new tab)
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Savita Halappanavar: 10 Years On The Struggle Continues
People Before Profit marks ten years since Savita Halappanavar's death, arguing that reproductive justice is still unmet. It lists remaining barriers in the Republic, including a 3-day wait, a 12-week limit, and maternity hospitals not providing abortion, and says much of the North has no access.
Disability and equality Health Issue: Savita Halappanavar 10‑year anniversary Original release: Savita Halappanavar: 10 Years On The Struggle Continues (opens in a new tab)
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DUP And UU Think 6000 Students At Magee Is Good Enough For Derry
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says the DUP and Ulster University are content with a 6,000-student target at Magee, Derry, and calls for an urgent plan to reach 10,000 students within five years. He also calls for a campaign of investment across Derry and the North West.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Ulster University Magee campus student number target 6,000 Original release: DUP And UU Think 6000 Students At Magee Is Good Enough For Derry (opens in a new tab)
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Gerry Carroll MLA Supports Campaign For Women’s Refuge.
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll calls on the Communities Minister and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to commission replacement women-only supported accommodation now, after the Regina Coeli women's hostel closed and its workers were left without promised replacement services.
Housing Disability and equality Issue: Regina Coeli women’s hostel shutdown and occupation Original release: Gerry Carroll MLA Supports Campaign For Women’s Refuge. (opens in a new tab)
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Translink “Special” Train An Insult To Derry
People Before Profit councillor Maeve O'Neill says Translink's "special" train for the Derry v Galway semi-final, which would run from Belfast rather than Derry, is a deliberate insult to Derry. She calls for the issue to be addressed immediately and for a Derry-Dublin rail service.
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink Derry special train for All-Ireland semi-final departing from Belfast Original release: Translink “Special” Train An Insult To Derry (opens in a new tab)
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Cllr Fiona Ferguson Organises Belfast Rally In Solidarity With The Rollback Of Roe V Wade In America
People Before Profit councillor Fiona Ferguson, who organised a Belfast rally at City Hall tonight, says it shows solidarity over the US rollback of Roe v Wade and demands local abortion services. She says Health Minister Robin Swann's inaction on women travelling to England for care is an abject…
Disability and equality Health Issue: US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade Original release: Cllr Fiona Ferguson Organises Belfast Rally In Solidarity With The Rollback Of Roe V Wade In America (opens in a new tab)
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Roe V Wade Decision Is A Wake Up Call To Repeal Movement In Ireland
People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith urges the Taoiseach in the Dáil to complete the ongoing review of the Termination of Pregnancy Act, citing the US Roe v Wade ruling as a warning against complacency on abortion rights.
Disability and equality Health Issue: US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade Original release: Roe V Wade Decision Is A Wake Up Call To Repeal Movement In Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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PSNI ‘Spit Hood’ Justification Can’t Be Trusted
People Before Profit Cllr Maeve O'Neill says the PSNI's decision to make spit hood use permanent is unjustifiable and that the force cannot be trusted on human rights. She cites the PSNI's refusal to publish consultation findings on spit hoods' equality impact and an earlier screening showing…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: PSNI decision to make spit hood use permanent Original release: PSNI ‘Spit Hood’ Justification Can’t Be Trusted (opens in a new tab)