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Mar 11, 2010
# The Bundeswehr is waging a war against the Afghan population

# HSE Cuts Mental Health Funding Even Further

Mar 10, 2010
# Bank workers protest at Dáil over threat of 750 job losses

# Taxi drivers protest over Regulator's broken promises

# Harassment of Irish human rights activist on Dublin street by Israeli embassy security condemned

# Gil Scott-Heron's new album: I'm New Here

# Entitled but denied Medical Cards

Mar 09, 2010
# Aer Lingus to announce plan to make a quarter of cabin crew redundant

# Green Isle: John Recto deportation threat lifted

# SIPTU serves Strike Notice on seven Dublin hospitals

# Canadian Whistle Blower to Speak this April

# 13 groups from seven countries support Merak asylum seekers

Mar 08, 2010
# Envy workers dispute Sligo

# How to Organise a County Public Service Workers Alliance

# Coke Hit with New Charges of Murder, Rape, Torture

Mar 06, 2010
# Church sex abuse

# Clare FM: A law on its own

Mar 05, 2010
# Green Isle Foods: The balance sheet

# Pension Plan: A New Attack on the Old

# Haiti's wounded long to heal

# Resisting war-crimes is not a crime Support the anti-Raytheon activists

# Conflicts grow before Iraq vote

Mar 04, 2010
# Homeless protest wins reprieve for Cedar House

# Green Isle Dispute Resolved

# NUJ Supports Herald Over Gardai Probe

# Civil service workers vote for strike action over pay cuts, and CPSU ballot in An Post

# Green Isle: As John Recto joins hunger strike he is told he has to leave country: Black all Green Isle & Northern Foods products!

Mar 03, 2010
# Russell Tribunal on Palestine opens in Barcelona

# Anti-racists turn up the heat at UCSD

# Vote Joe Loughnane #1 for SU President NUIG 2010/1

Mar 02, 2010
# Halifax and Bank of Scotland workers vote to take industrial action

# Wealth Watch

# Capitalism in Crisis Kills

# Public Meeting: Greek Workers in Revolt: Why we should copy them

Mar 01, 2010
# Denis the Menace

# Election for Dublin Mayor: Brid Smith to run

# Socialist from Greece to speak in Belfast and Dublin

# Rock Against the Cuts

Feb 28, 2010
# Cllr Gino Kenny condemns racist attack

# International Women’s Day Film Festival

Feb 27, 2010
# 1,000 march in support of Green Isle strike

# 'Come, let the revolution take its toll'

Feb 26, 2010
# Protestors demand Govt sanctions on Israel over Dubai scandal

# Up In The Air

# Sinn Fein’s Criminal Policy on Justice

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News: Raytheon Anti War

Mar 05, 2010

Resisting war-crimes is not a crime Support the anti-Raytheon activists

Nine women members of the Derry Anti-War Coalition face trial for occupying Raytheon’s offices in Derry during Israel’s assault on Gaza in January 2009.

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News: Greece

Mar 01, 2010

Socialist from Greece to speak in Belfast and Dublin

Following the spectacular general strikes in Greece opposing the austerity programmes of the government there, Socialist Worker is delighted to announce that Sotiris Kontogiannis is flying over from Athens to give a first-hand eye-witness account of events in that country.

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Comment: Sinn Fein
By Eamonn McCann

Feb 26, 2010

Sinn Fein’s Criminal Policy on Justice

Anyone still living with the delusion that Sinn Fein is a party of the Left should look up its latest pronouncement on law and order.

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News: Water Charges

Feb 25, 2010

NI: Stand By to Repel Water Charges!

Campaigners against water charges in the North are preparing for action as the Executive parties hint they might renege on pledges made before the last election.

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News: Libraries

Feb 25, 2010

Stop the closure of Belfast libraries

Libraries NI – the board responsible for governing libraries across the North have stated that they want a review into the possibility of closing 14 libraries in the greater Belfast area.

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News: People Before Profit Alliance

Feb 22, 2010

A Radical Alternative in Foyle

Eamonn McCann is to fight the Foyle constituency under the People Before Profit banner in the forthcoming Westminster general election. The poll will likely be held on May 6.

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News: NI Assembly

Feb 02, 2010

North's political crisis doesn't stop the cuts

As the Stormont institutions teetered on the brink of collapse, Executive Ministers continued their attacks on front-line services.

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Comment: DUP
By Eamonn McCann

Feb 02, 2010

Robinsons’ Jam

The lurid details of Iris Robinson’s private life have provided rich pickings for the media. But the involvement of rich property developers is more important, writes Eamonn McCann

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News: BNP

Jan 28, 2010

Nazi BNP plan "Day of Action" in Larne

The BNP is trying to establish itself, and recruit members, in Larne and across Northern Ireland.

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News: Fujitsu

Jan 21, 2010

Fujitsu workers launch their latest round of strike action

Fujitsu workers launch their latest round of strike action today across the UK including Northern Ireland. This is the text of the latest Socialist Worker leaflet

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News: Israel-Palestine
By Wendy McCloskey

Jan 20, 2010

Derry celebrates return of Viva Palestina volunteers

On Thursday 14th January the Derry Anti-war Coalition (DAWC) hosted an evening of spectacular music to celebrate the safe return of the 5 Derry drivers on the Viva Palestina Convoy.

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Comment: Sinn Fein
By Eamonn McCann

Jan 14, 2010

The two faces of Sinn Fein

Eamonn McCann looks at the different stances of Sinn Fein North an South following recent defections of elected members

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News: Raytheon
By Goretti Horgan

Jan 13, 2010

Raytheon to quit Derry

Raytheon, the third largest missile manufacturer in the world has announced it’s leaving Derry. The announcement is a huge victory for People Power and shows how a sustained and determined campaign can win against even some of the world’s most powerful and influential corporations, writes Goretti Horgan (One of the nine women currently on trial)

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Briefing: Stormont

Jan 11, 2010

Crisis and the Stormont Assembly

Even before the Robinson corruption scandal hit, the current crisis in the Assembly was represented on our TV screens after the North-South Ministerial Council meeting in Limavady on Monday 14th Dec. The Chuckle Brothers were gone completely – replaced by a dour Peter Robinson tut-tutting at Martin McGuinness’s comments and by a stern McGuinness shaking his head at Robinson’s views.

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News: Raytheon

Jan 10, 2010

Solidarity Protest: Trial of Raytheon 14 in Derry

14 Derry people are being arraigned at Derry Crown Court, this Monday, 11 January.

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News: Fujitsu

Jan 09, 2010

Fujitsu fight for jobs, pay and pensions: Appeal for support

Hundreds of IT workers at Fujitsu services are to start five days of strikes starting this week.

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News: BNP

Jan 09, 2010

Fascist BNP hold meeting in Larne

The fascist British National Party again attempted to organise in Larne, Northern Ireland, last month.

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Feature: Israel-Palestine
By Colm Bryce

Jan 07, 2010

Viva Palestina brings aid to Gaza

After travelling more than 3,000 miles through Europe, Turkey and Syria, the Viva Palestina convoy of 250 vehicles, including ambulances from Derry and Cork, arrived at the Jordanian border with Egypt at the Red Sea port of Aqaba on 26 December, writes Colm Bryce.

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News: Israel-Palestine

Jan 06, 2010

Update on clashes as Viva Palestina Convoy reaches Gaza border

Viva Palestina Convoy, including Irish citizens, attacked by police in Egypt
Over 40 activists injured, including one man from Cork, seven arrested
Convoy due to reach Gaza later today, after deal, report the IPSC Press Office

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News: Fujitsu
By Gerry Carroll

Jan 06, 2010

Fujitsu Workers Strike

Fujitsu workers across the UK have started industrial action against management’s job cuts, attacks on pay and pensions, writes Gerry Carroll

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News: Israel-Palestine

Jan 05, 2010

Stop Press: Egyptian government halt and attack aid convoy for Gaza

The Viva Palestina humanitarian aid convoy travelling to Gaza with medical and humantarian aid has been held up by the Egyption authorities and surrounded by riot police in Al-Arish today (Tuesday).

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News: Climate Change
By Donal Mac Fhearraigh

Jan 05, 2010

Why Copenhagen Failed

To anybody interested in the future of the earth’s climate, the conclusion of the Copenhagen conference represents either colossal disappointment or profound rage, writes Donal Mac Fhearraigh

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Editorial: Cuts
By Eamonn McCann

Jan 05, 2010

NI Executive wants to slash services: Organise now to fight back

None of the mainstream parties can be depended on to defend the interests of those bearing the brunt of the cuts, write Eamonn McCann

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News: Budget
By Sean McVeigh

Dec 11, 2009

Budget response:MLAs get £7000 increase, public sector get pay cut

When the British government announced in its December mini-budget that almost one in three Northern Ireland workers are to get a pay cut, the Stormont finance minister Sammy Wilson had the cheek and arrogance to say people could "breathe a sigh of relief", writes Sean McVeigh

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News: Privatisation

Dec 09, 2009

Sinn Fein leads Stormont proposals to privatise public transport

While the DUP and Sinn Féin publicly bicker on the fine points of devolution of policing and justice powers to Stormont, behind the scenes both parties agree that working people must pay for the economic crisis, writes Sean McVeigh

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Comment: Church
By Eamonn McCann

Dec 07, 2009

Church Sex Abuse: The Rape of Irish Children

The publication on November 26th of the report by Judge Yvonne Murphy into how the Irish State handled allegations of child sex abuse by priests in the Dublin diocese prompted widespread calls for action against both bishops and State officials. But so far, no sign, writes Eamonn McCann

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Feature: Church
By Eamonn McCann

Nov 28, 2009

The Peggy Gibson Story

On Monday November 16th Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to the thousands of surviving “orphans” from the Child Migrants Scheme, under which up to 150,000 children had been brought in batches from Britain and Ireland to stock the continent with white Christians. Eamonn McCann recounts the story of one of the children taken.

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News: Migrant Workers
By Michael Collins

Nov 27, 2009

Why we must defend Migrant Workers

Unison has said urgent action is needed after conducting a report on Migrant Workers and the Recession. The report was a harrowing look into the reality of the difficulties migrant workers face when they come to work here, writes Michael Collins.

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News: Global Warming

Nov 26, 2009

Stop Climate Chaos: Join 'The wave' - Free concert and rally

1pm Sat 5 Dec, Bank Sq (beside Kelly's Cellar Pub), Belfast Tell the Assembly: Invest in Green jobs & energy; Invest in Public transport; No to cuts in Public Services

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News: Royal Mail

Nov 21, 2009

Post union should restart strikes

Leaders of the postal workers’ union were wrong to suspend strikes at Royal Mail, writes a CWU union area processing rep in Cambridge

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Feature: Child Poverty
By Goretti Horgan

Nov 20, 2009

NI worst child poverty in UK

The report on child poverty in Northern Ireland, written by Marina Monteith and I and published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, is not a good news story.

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News: Cuts

Nov 19, 2009

Fight for every job, resist every cut

Sammy Wilson and the Assembly politicians want to slash public services to pay for the mess the bankers created.

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Comment: Anti Racism
By Michael Potter

Nov 18, 2009

Racism on the Border? A New Threat to the Common Travel Area

By Michael Potter, the Policy and Research Officer for the South Tyrone Empowerment Programme (STEP) in Dungannon, an organisation which supports vulnerable people in the community, including migrant workers and people from a minority ethnic background.

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Comment: Sinn Fein
By Eamonn McCann

Nov 18, 2009

Is Sinn Féin a party of the Left?

Brass Neck of the Year award goes to Jim Gibney of Sinn Féin for his column in the Irish News on November 12th, writes Eamonn McCann

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News: Afghanistan

Nov 18, 2009

Millions more turn against Afghan war

Gordon Brown's Afghan strategy lies in tatters. Millions of people want the troops brought home right now.

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Comment: Anti War
By Eamonn McCann

Nov 13, 2009

Remembering Veterans and the Dead

Was the relentless pressure for displays of the poppy in the weeks leading up to Remembrance Sunday an expression of ethical idealism? asks Eamonn McCann

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News: Royal Mail

Nov 12, 2009

CWU leaders wrong to suspend strikes... Action not talks is way to win

The postal workers have not been defeated or crushed but our struggle has been curtailed by the CWU union leaders' decision to conclude an "interim agreement" and halt the action.

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News: Cuts

Oct 30, 2009

Only coordinated resistance can defend jobs and services

The North is set for a wave of savage cuts as the Executive imposes measures decreed by the Treasury

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News: MLAs

Oct 30, 2009

MLAs expenses - the rip off exposed

These are the same politicians who want to slash our public services by cutting 370 million in this year's budget.

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News: Royal Mail

Oct 29, 2009

Support the postal workers: Defend our public services

The postal workers are absolutely right to strike to defend their working conditions and to stop Peter Mandelson's plans to privatize the postal service.

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News: Womens Rights
By Eamonn McCann

Oct 28, 2009

DFID hypocrisy over access to abortion

The hypocrisy of the British Government with regard to abortion in the North was clear last month in a document published by the Department for International Development, writes Eamonn McCann

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News: Sectarianism

Oct 28, 2009

Sectarianism in the North is getting worse

Over a decade after the Good Friday Agreement, there are now almost twice as many 'peace lines' in Belfast than there were when it was signed.

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News: Anti War

Oct 20, 2009

Not In Our Name-- Film on Raytheon Nine coming soon

On the 12th August 2006, during the Israeli military campaign against Lebanon, 9 men stormed an arms factory in Derry, Northern Ireland.

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News: BNP

Oct 17, 2009

Stop Nick Griffin on Question Time

Anti-fascist campaigners are promising a storm of protest in response to the news that Nazi leader Nick Griffin is to appear on the BBC’s flagship Question Time programme in London on Thursday 22 October.

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News: Cuts

Oct 11, 2009

North and South: Fight the cuts: Join the ICTU protests on November 6th!

By Eamonn McCann and Donal Mac Fhearraigh: We urge you to get on the streets on November 6th so show your opposition to the cuts.

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News: Postal workers

Oct 11, 2009

Postal workers 76 percent vote for strike

What a great result! Postal workers have voted 76 percent yes for a national strike on a 67 percent turnout. Now let's start national action

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News: Anti War

Oct 11, 2009

War in Afghanistan Is this Obama's Vietnam?

Belfast Public Meeting with Guest Speaker : John Rees (co-founder UK Stop the War Coalition,)7.30pm, Monday 12th October, Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre

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Comment: Sinn Fein
By Eamonn McCann

Sep 10, 2009

Northern Ireland friends of Israel

Many supporters of the Palestinian cause have been dismayed - and Sinn Feiners have been embarrassed - by Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness meeting with the Israeli ambassador to the UK during his visit to Belfast in May.

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News: Anti Racism
By Gordon Hewitt

Sep 07, 2009

Sammy Wilson peddles dangerous Lies

Back in January Sammy Wilson put forward the argument that jobs in Northern Ireland should be prioritised for local people. And by “local” he meant people “born” in Northern Ireland.

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News: Migrant Rights
By Barbara Muldoon

Sep 07, 2009

Migrant workers: No Home from Home

In a recent report entitled “No Home from Home” the NI Human Rights Commission has shown how the UK’s immigration laws are leading to the enforced destitution and homelessness of some of the most vulnerable people living in Northern Ireland.

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News: Privatisation

Sep 01, 2009

SF/DUP push through privatisation bill

Just as market solutions have been exposed around the world as lacking any credibility, the Executive at Stormont has been busy drawing up legislation that threatens to unleash a new wave of privatisation across the North

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News: Fujitsu
By Ian Allinson

Aug 30, 2009

Fight-back Over Fujitsu Jobs, Pay and Pensions

UNITE and PCS members at IT services giant Fujitsu have voted overwhelmingly to strike in UK-wide consultative ballots which closed last week.

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News: Royal Mail

Aug 24, 2009

Postal Strike in Carrickfergus Delivery Office

Members of the Communication Workers Union held a 24 hour strike at Carrickfergus Royal Mail Delivery Office on Saturday 17th August

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News: Gay Liberation

Aug 24, 2009

Rock for Pride 2009: Featuring Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas and a Saw Player from Ballymena!!

The gig of the year is back again!! Since we breathed new life in the Foyle Gay Pride 3 years ago the undoubted highlight of each Pride has been the Rock for Pride.

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Editorial: Sectarianism
By Eamonn McCann

Aug 20, 2009

Capitalism creates poverty, racism and sectarianism: Unite to defend jobs and public services

The best way to counter right-wing politicians like Sammy Wilson and racist organisations like the BNP is to campaign for politics which bring people together on a basis which has nothing to do with the community or the country they come from

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News: Belfast traffic wardens

Aug 20, 2009

Belfast traffic wardens win re-instatement

Belfast traffic wardens have won their jobs back.

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News: BNP
By Gerry Carroll

Aug 20, 2009

Say No To Racism. Close Down the BNP Call Centre Now!

It was revealed in the Belfast Telegraph last month that the Nazi British National Party are operating a national call centre in Dundonald in East Belfast.

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Comment: Poverty
By Goretti Horgan

Aug 17, 2009

Regeneration: A response to Martina Anderson

The experience of regeneration schemes everywhere in the world is that they do not have much impact on the health or wealth of people in the most disadvantaged communities – even when they are actually in the areas being regenerated.

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Comment: Northern Ireland
By Eamonn McCann

Aug 11, 2009

The Battle of the Bogside

The world is full of people who look back at history and tell you that they saw it all coming. I wish they told me at the time. If you have a sketchy history in mind of the past 40 years, you’ll know that the Battle of Bogside led on to the Provisional IRA and 30 years of guerrilla warfare that saw more than 3,000 people die.

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Comment: Gay Liberation

Aug 01, 2009

Gay Liberation: A fight still to be won

The modern day gay liberation movement and Gay Pride festival was born 40 years ago out of the Stonewall Riots of 1969. The LGBT residents of New York decided ‘enough was enough’ and initiated two days of riots against a government-sponsored system which had systematically persecuted sexual minorities and their human rights.

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Comment: Jobs
By Goretti Horgan

Jul 26, 2009

Catholic and Protestant Unite and Fight for jobs, homes

This year has seen sectarianism at its highest level since the mid-1990s. There have been a series of attacks on catholic homes and GAA halls, followed by attacks on Orange Halls.

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News: Health

Jul 06, 2009

Shocking safety standards in Northern Ireland sunbed parlours

A high number of tanning parlours have shockingly poor standards of practice and a severe lack of staff training, including the provision of sunbeds designed for medical use only, a report due to be released at the British Association of Dermatologists’ annual conference this week will reveal.

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Feature: Anti Racism

Jun 22, 2009

Hundreds rally against racist attacks in Belfast

Around five hundred people joined the rally against racism at City Hall in Belfast this afternoon (Saturday).
Photo Marty McCann

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Feature: Anti Racism
By Simon Basketter

Jun 20, 2009

Attacks on Romanians in Belfast reflect the sectarian state

The simmering sectarianism that still dominates Northern Ireland has boiled over this week with more than 100 Romanians forced out of their homes in a series of racist attacks in Belfast.

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Comment: Anti Racism
By Barbara Muldoon

Jun 19, 2009

Rally against racist attacks
Belfast City Hall at 2pm on Saturday 20th June for a rally in support of the Romanian nationals

A rally has been called for 2pm Saturday at City Hall to give people a chance to show their opposition against the recent racist attacks which drove over a hundred people from their homes.

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Editorial: Anti Racism

Jun 17, 2009

Trade Unions and the Left must organise against Racist Attacks

The appalling spectre of over a hundred people being driven from their homes in South Belfast by racist thugs must prompt the trade union movement in Ireland, North and South, to organise huge demonstrations on the streets.

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Feature: Anti Racism
By James O'Toole

Jun 17, 2009

A History of Suffering – The Romani People

The Romani people have suffered persecution throughout their troubled history, particularly in Europe.

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News: Cuts

Jun 15, 2009

Protests force council to re-open recycling amenity

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Comment: Economy
By Goretti Horgan

Jun 15, 2009

North's East-West divide

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News: Sectarianism

Jun 15, 2009

Sectarian Murder in Coleraine was Avoidable

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Feature: Jobs
By Barbara Muldoon

May 22, 2009

Tell the Assembly to Safeguard Workers’ Rights!

REPEAL THE ANTI TRADE UNION LAWS

DONT LET THE BOSSES MOVE JOBS

By Barbara Muldoon

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Editorial: Visteon

May 22, 2009

Visteon victory shows the way to fight

“Our struggle has been worthwhile – like the Waterford Crystal workers, we have led the way for everybody else. We want to make other companies think twice about treating workers like this again.” Rick Pineda, occupying worker at Visteon.

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Feature: Visteon
By Gordon Hewitt

May 22, 2009

The Assembly politicians and Ford/Visteon

By Gordon Hewitt

Gerry Adams said he would put his full weight behind the Ford/Visteon workers and his full backing for the campaign for everyone to be treated honourably.

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Feature: Racism
By Sara O’Rourke

May 21, 2009

Racists use economic crisis

By Sara O’Rourke

In recent weeks Declan Ganley and Libertas finally revealed what many have suspected since their appearance in the Lisbon campaign: they will use racism to try to build their movement.

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Feature: May Day
By By Gerry Carroll

May 12, 2009

Mayday Rally in Belfast

By Gerry Carroll (pic: Paula Geraghty)

Saturday 2nd May saw thousands gathered on the streets of Belfast for the annual May Day rally.

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Feature: Visteon

May 06, 2009

Visteon Workers secure victory

The Ford/Visteon workers in Belfast have voted to accept a deal from Ford that goes far beyond the companies standard redundancy package. The offer includes a year’s pay plus pay in lieu of notice, as well as a backdated pay rise and a further payout linked to each worker’s age and length of service.

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News: Visteon
By Gerry Carroll

Apr 29, 2009

Visteon latest:- Solidarity is the Key

Every worker in Northern Ireland and beyond should be getting behind the Visteon workers. The occupation is still strong and the mood is still militant.

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Comment: Visteon
By Eamonn McCann

Apr 28, 2009

Why you should support Visteon workers

By Eamonn McCann
The Visteon sit-in is being followed closely by workers across the North and beyond, not least at Nortel, Bombardier, Nu-Track, Translink, NCP, etc., and throughout the public service, where employees are being bombarded with warnings that they have no option but to take what’s coming and accept job losses and worsening conditions.

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News: Visteon

Apr 27, 2009

Belfast Bus Drivers take Solidarity action for Visteon Workers

Belfast Bus drivers stopped Buses in the city centre, in solidarity with the Visteon workers and in order attend the “Rally for Jobs” held by ICTU. The Bus drivers joined hundreds of other workers and took pride of place at the front of the Rally with the Visteon workers.

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News: Visteon

Apr 24, 2009

Court backs down from evicting Visteon workers

The High Court in Belfast has refused to order the eviction of the occupying Visteon workers in west Belfast. A legal attempt to remove workers was adjourned until a week on Friday.

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Feature: Visteon

Apr 22, 2009

Justice for Visteon Workers- Support the Occupation of the Belfast Plant

On Tuesday 31 March, we the Ford Visteon workers, occupied our factory in Belfast after managers told us that the European company, was going into administration.
We were being closed down along with sister plants in Basildon and Enfield. They instructed all 210 of us to leave with just 6 minutes notice - without our wages being paid and no redundancy packages would be honoured. Some of us have 40 yrs service! The managers had safely transferred their conditions to another Visteon company just before the company went into administration.

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News: Industry

Apr 15, 2009

RALLY FOR JOBS & WORKERS RIGHTS FRIDAY 17 APRIL CITY HALL, BELFAST

Called by Irish Congress of Trades Unions 1PM

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Feature: Visteon

Apr 15, 2009

Socialist Worker Visteon Special

Workers all around the world are watching what is happening at Ford Visteon. The decision to occupy has inspired mil-lions who want to see a real fight back against job losses and attacks on conditions.

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News: Visteon

Apr 15, 2009

Did Visteon plot closure secretly since 2007?

Closure of Visteon UK Visteon UK was put into administration last week. But a confidential paper entitled Project Protea, obtained by The Sunday Times and reproduced here, suggests planning for the rundown of the Belfast plant had begun at least in the Spring of 2007.

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Feature: Visteon

Apr 13, 2009

Visteon car workers in Belfast occupy against cuts

Some 200 workers have occupied the Visteon car parts plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, against job cuts.

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Editorial: Jobs
By Eamonn McCann

Apr 12, 2009

Defend every job, by Eamonn McCann

The media tell us nothing can be done about closures and cutbacks. But fighting your corner is never futile. Workers never got anything without fighting for it.

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Comment: Police
By Barbara Muldoon

Apr 09, 2009

Return of the NI security state?

By Barbara Muldoon

In the aftermath of the killing of three members of the security forces, the Northern Ireland state has thrown every effort into creating an idea that there are now only two sides in the North.

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Feature: Visteon

Apr 06, 2009

Visteon car workers in Belfast talk to Socialist Worker and Update

Visteon car workers in Belfast talk to Socialist Worker and Update

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Comment: Poverty
By Eamonn McCann

Mar 08, 2009

Workfare increases child poverty

Lone parents with children as young as seven will be subjected to the “Welfare to Work” regime.

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News: Cuts

Mar 06, 2009

HEALTH & TRANSPORT:
FIGHT THE CUTBACKS

People in Northern Ireland are being hit hard by the recession with job losses, home repossessions and high prices.

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News: Anti Racism

Feb 15, 2009

North-South co-operation on racism

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News: Anti War

Jan 15, 2009

Raytheon war machine disrupted again

On Monday 12th Jan, nine women from the Derry Anti War Coalition tried to decommission the computer systems in the Raytheon plant.

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Feature: Jobs
By Goretti Horgan

Jan 15, 2009

Unemplyment in Northern Ireland

In the first two weeks of January alone, over 5,000 people signed on the dole in the North.

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