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Sodexo Workers Win In Full After 50 Days On Strike
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll congratulates Sodexo workers at Erskine House on winning all their demands, including restored hours, back pay for lost hours and no changes to job roles, after more than 50 days of strike action.
Economy and employment Issue: Sodexo strike at Erskine House ends with workers' demands met Original release: Sodexo Workers Win In Full After 50 Days On StrikeArchived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026
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Seagate Campaign Victory Sets A Powerful Example For Workers Across Ireland
People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin congratulates Seagate workers in Derry on a second successful vote for union representation by Unite, saying it strengthens their collective voice. He argues unions are leading the fight against low pay and public service cuts while Stormont falls short…
Economy and employment Original release: Seagate Campaign Victory Sets A Powerful Example For Workers Across Ireland
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Harkin: International Workers Memorial Day
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin marks International Workers Memorial Day, citing deaths of health workers, journalists and aid workers in Gaza, workers harmed by climate change, and unsafe conditions across Ireland. He criticises the Stormont Executive over trade union representation and…
Economy and employment International affairs Original release: Harkin: International Workers Memorial Day
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Where Is Siptu?
People Before Profit says SIPTU, holding its conference in Galway, has become almost invisible and is not seen as actively standing up for workers' rights. It cites the conference's Palestine resolution, the absence of SIPTU at pro-Palestine marches, and a 3% public sector pay deal it calls a…
Economy and employment International affairs Original release: Where Is Siptu?
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Victory To The Vista Therm Workers
People Before Profit says its delegation found Vista Therm strikers in good spirits at the Lurgan plant, outlines a planned visit to Nenagh to call on residents, and accuses management of union busting after four union members were sacked. It calls for a pay increase.
Economy and employment Original release: Victory To The Vista Therm Workers
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Royal Mail Strike Belfast: Picket Interviews Pt. 4
People Before Profit publishes an interview with a striking Royal Mail worker, 'Robert', from the East Belfast picket during the second 48-hour CWU strike, and urges members to share strike stories and invite picket speakers to meetings.
Economy and employment Original release: Royal Mail Strike Belfast: Picket Interviews Pt. 4
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Royal Mail Strike Belfast: Picket Interviews Pt. 3
People Before Profit publishes the third in a series of picket interviews from the Royal Mail strike in Belfast, featuring Sammy, a recently retired postman who backs the CWU action and criticises Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson and management's planned changes to service.
Economy and employment Original release: Royal Mail Strike Belfast: Picket Interviews Pt. 3
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Royal Mail Strike Pressure Builds
People Before Profit says Royal Mail CWU picket pressure is building ahead of Black Friday and Christmas post, with strikers reporting growing mail backlogs. It urges supporters to back the strike via social media, collections for the CWU strike fund and solidarity motions.
Economy and employment Issue: Royal Mail CWU strike and picket pressure in October 2022 Original release: Royal Mail Strike Pressure Builds
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Solidarity With Seagate Workers
Economy and employment Original release: Solidarity With Seagate Workers
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Do It The French Way
People Before Profit calls for workers in Ireland to follow French workers' pay protests, citing a CGT demand for a 10% pay rise, extended strikes at TotalEnergies refineries and fuel shortages across France.
Economy and employment Issue: French CGT 10% pay rise strike Original release: Do It The French Way
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Belfast BT Striker Speaks
People Before Profit publishes an interview with Hollie Gregg, a BT worker in Belfast, who says BT workers are striking over an imposed flat-rate pay rise of about 1500 that she argues is a real-terms pay cut given inflation of around 10 to 11 percent.
Economy and employment Issue: BT workers strike over imposed pay rise, October 2022 Original release: Belfast BT Striker Speaks
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999 Operators On Strike In Portadown
People Before Profit says CWU strike action by BT Openreach workers has expanded to include 999 operators at the Portadown telephone exchange, which handles inbound emergency calls across the UK. It describes pickets, a 10-13% pay demand and calls for real negotiations with BT.
Economy and employment Issue: CWU BT Openreach strike expands to Portadown 999 operators Original release: 999 Operators On Strike In Portadown
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£2000 Pay Cut Will Be Catastrophic For Derry Workers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says a PwC report projecting an average £2000 income decline for workers across the North in 2022 is catastrophic for Derry households. He calls for trade union action and cost of living protests to force government action on prices and pay.
Economy and employment Issue: PwC report projecting £2000 average income decline in Northern Ireland Original release: £2000 Pay Cut Will Be Catastrophic For Derry Workers
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Royal Mail Strike Belfast: Picket Interviews Pt. 1
People Before Profit reports on Royal Mail postal workers striking across Northern Ireland over a 2% imposed pay rise, drawing on interviews with CWU strikers at Belfast picket sites. It urges the public to support the next strike days and a rally.
Economy and employment Issue: Royal Mail strike over pay Original release: Royal Mail Strike Belfast: Picket Interviews Pt. 1
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Royal Mail Strike Belfast: Picket Interviews Pt. 2
People Before Profit reports on picket interviews at three Royal Mail sites in Belfast, with workers describing management bribe offers, agency staff use and a two-tier workforce. It urges public support for a city centre rally on 31 August and the strike days that follow.
Economy and employment Issue: Royal Mail strike over pay Original release: Royal Mail Strike Belfast: Picket Interviews Pt. 2
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Support The Royal Mail Strikers
People Before Profit backs the Communication Workers Union strike at Royal Mail in the North, saying the 2% rise is a nominal cut against 12.3% inflation and urging an all‑Ireland push for wages that match inflation.
Economy and employment Issue: Royal Mail strike over pay Original release: Support The Royal Mail Strikers
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Interface Strike Wins 15.2%
People Before Profit reports on the Unite-led all-out strike at Interface in Craigavon, which it says won a 15.25% pay increase in early July, crediting a fighting union, community support and workplace organisation.
Economy and employment Issue: Interface Craigavon all-out strike 15.25% pay settlement Original release: Interface Strike Wins 15.2%
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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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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.