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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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Families Struggling To Cope With Private Care Home Top-Up Fees
People Before Profit's Cllr Shaun Harkin says families are struggling to pay third party top-up fees at private care homes, and calls on the Western Trust to investigate the fees and report its findings to Derry and Strabane Council.
Health Local government Original release: Families Struggling To Cope With Private Care Home Top-Up Fees (opens in a new tab)
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Reject Tory Pay Insult For Above Inflation Pay Rise
People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin condemns the Westminster pay proposal for public sector workers as a pay cut given 11.9% RPI inflation, and says Health Minister Robin Swann's plan to impose it on HSC workers in Northern Ireland should be opposed. He backs unions balloting for…
Economy and employment Health Issue: Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann accepts Tory pay cut for HSC workers Original release: Reject Tory Pay Insult For Above Inflation Pay Rise (opens in a new tab)
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Time For Above-Inflation Pay Rises For All Care Workers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin calls on care workers and all HSC staff to threaten industrial action for above-inflation pay rises, saying the Health Minister's 10p mileage increase above 3,500 miles is paltry. He also urges the DUP to end its Stormont boycott.
Economy and employment Health Issue: Health Minister Robin Swann mileage reimbursement increase Original release: Time For Above-Inflation Pay Rises For All Care Workers (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)
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Action Needed On Cost Of Living Crisis To Protect Women And Girls
People Before Profit Councillor Maeve O'Neill says Derry and Strabane Council will hear from a women's rights agency on its Feminist Recovery Plan and early research into violence against women and girls. She calls for action on the cost of living crisis to protect women.
Justice and policing Economy and employment Issue: Derry and Strabane Council gender‑based violence meeting Original release: Action Needed On Cost Of Living Crisis To Protect Women And Girls (opens in a new tab)
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Health Workers Action Key To Forcing Stormont To Act On Cost Of Living Pay Rises
People Before Profit's Cllr Shaun Harkin backs UNISON members escalating their campaign for higher pay, better mileage rates, safe staffing, cuts to waiting lists and an end to health privatisation, urging MLAs to act now while Stormont remains suspended.
Health Economy and employment Issue: Real terms pay cut for health and social care workers Original release: Health Workers Action Key To Forcing Stormont To Act On Cost Of Living Pay Rises (opens in a new tab)