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Time For Above-Inflation Pay Rises For All Care Workers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin calls for above‑inflation pay rises for all care workers, warning they will take industrial action. He says Health Minister Robin Swann’s 10p mileage increase is inadequate and urges trade‑union representation for domiciliary staff.
Economy and employment Health Issue: Health Minister Robin Swann mileage reimbursement increase Original release: Time For Above-Inflation Pay Rises For All Care Workers
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Boris Johnson Must Go
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll repeats his call for Boris Johnson to resign immediately as further Cabinet resignations emerge, describing his premiership as politically and morally bankrupt and criticising the Conservative government's record.
Economy and employment Issue: Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resignations from Johnson government Original release: Boris Johnson Must Go
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Council Unanimously Backs BT And Royal Mail Workers Pay Demands
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says Derry & Strabane Council unanimously backed his motion condemning attempts to scapegoat workers for inflation and supporting Royal Mail and BT Group workers' cost of living pay demands.
Economy and employment Local government Issue: Derry and Strabane council motion on Royal Mail and BT Group pay disputes Original release: Council Unanimously Backs BT And Royal Mail Workers Pay Demands
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Department For Communities Needs To Increase Core Funding For Advice Provisio
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says Derry & Strabane Council ratified his motion calling on the Department for Communities and Stormont to increase core funding for advice services, which he says has stayed essentially static since 2015 despite rising costs.
Public finance and taxation Local government Issue: Derry and Strabane Council motion on DfC advice services core funding Original release: Department For Communities Needs To Increase Core Funding For Advice Provisio
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Council Needs To Challenge Royal Mail & BT Group Pay Hypocrisy
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin calls on Derry and Strabane District Council to condemn attempts to blame workers' pay for inflation and to back Royal Mail and BT Group workers balloting for industrial action over cost of living pay. He cites BT's £1.3B profit and Royal Mail's £400M…
Economy and employment Local government Issue: Derry and Strabane council motion on Royal Mail and BT Group pay disputes Original release: Council Needs To Challenge Royal Mail & BT Group Pay Hypocrisy
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People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll Welcomed A Large Delegation Of Caterpillar Workers To His Office This Morning 12 Weeks Into Their Strike Action.
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says he welcomed striking Caterpillar workers to his constituency office, commends their fightback for fair pay from factories in West Belfast and Larne, and calls on management to treat them with respect. He also accuses the company of denying fair pay and…
Economy and employment Issue: Caterpillar workers strike over fair pay in West Belfast and Larne Original release: People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll Welcomed A Large Delegation Of Caterpillar Workers To His Office This Morning 12 Weeks Into Their Strike Action.
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ICTU Stormont March Puts Corporate & Political Establishment On Notice
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says attendees at the ICTU Cost of Living Crisis march on Stormont showed frustration with the DUP and Stormont inaction, and calls on ICTU and member unions to resource local campaigns for real pay uplifts.
Economy and employment Issue: ICTU Cost of Living Crisis march on Stormont Original release: ICTU Stormont March Puts Corporate & Political Establishment On Notice
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People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll Has Called For Urgent Action To Regulate Energy Prices In The Face Of The Rising Cost Of Living Crisis.
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll calls for urgent regulation and capping of energy prices amid the cost of living crisis, urging the Economy and Communities Ministers to strengthen the Utility Regulator's powers and provide financial support to households.
Economy and employment Original release: People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll Has Called For Urgent Action To Regulate Energy Prices In The Face Of The Rising Cost Of Living Crisis.
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Cllr Fiona Ferguson Organises Belfast Rally In Solidarity With The Rollback Of Roe V Wade In America
People Before Profit Cllr Fiona Ferguson says the US rollback of Roe v Wade horrifies the world, urges provision of local abortion services in the North and condemns Health Minister Robin Swann’s inaction, announcing a Belfast City Hall rally tonight at 6 pm with Alliance for Choice, Amnesty Int’l &
Disability and equality Health Original release: Cllr Fiona Ferguson Organises Belfast Rally In Solidarity With The Rollback Of Roe V Wade In America
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Roe V Wade Decision Is A Wake Up Call To Repeal Movement In Ireland
People Before Profit TD Brid Smith urges the Taoiseach to complete the review of the Termination of Pregnancy Act, calling for the 12‑week limit and three‑day waiting period to be removed, full decriminalisation, safe‑access zones and improved sex education, saying the US Roe v Wade decision is a w
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
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Support The March On Stormont This Saturday
People Before Profit says it will support and have a contingent at the NIC-ICTU march on Stormont this Saturday, 25 June 2022, calling on members, trade unionists and families to attend. It cites cost of living demands on pay, benefits, price caps and corporate taxation.
Economy and employment Issue: NIC-ICTU cost of living march on Stormont, 25 June 2022 Original release: Support The March On Stormont This Saturday
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PSNI ‘Spit Hood’ Justification Can’t Be Trusted
People Before Profit Cllr Maeve O'Neill says the PSNI cannot be trusted over its decision to make spit hood use permanent, citing Amnesty International concerns about disproportionate use on disabled people, Catholic community members and children, and the PSNI's refusal to publish consultation…
Justice and policing Disability and equality Original release: PSNI ‘Spit Hood’ Justification Can’t Be Trusted
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Derry Workers Back Defiant Rail Strikers Against Tory Bullies
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin backs striking rail workers in Britain against a pay cut and job layoffs, accusing Tories and bosses of demonising the RMT union. He urges workers in Derry and the North to join an ICTU march and rally at Stormont this Saturday for cost of living pay rises.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: RMT rail strike over pay and job layoffs, June 2022 Original release: Derry Workers Back Defiant Rail Strikers Against Tory Bullies
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Action Needed On Cost Of Living Crisis To Protect Women And Girls
People Before Profit Councillor Maeve O’Neill says the cost‑of‑living crisis deepens structural inequalities for women and calls for action, including investment in domestic‑violence services, education on consent and reforms to benefits, childcare and reproductive rights, as Derry and Strabane Coun
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
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Health Workers Action Key To Forcing Stormont To Act On Cost Of Living Pay Rises
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says the Stormont Executive’s inaction on cost‑of‑living pay rises betrays voters, and fully backs UNISON’s push for genuine pay increases, higher mileage rates, safe staffing, investment to slash waiting lists and an end to health‑service privatisation.
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