Workers Rights

Climate

Security Staff Watching High Court Ero Challenge

This month three security companies brought a challenge in the High Court against the Security Industry ERO regulating pay and conditions. They are LAS Security, Top Security, and Morbury. This

29 Sep 2021

Workers Rights

Council Should Back Coalition For Bereaved Workers Call For New Legislation To Be Extended

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “Currently, Stormont’s bereavement policies are harsh. As it stands, there is no automatic guarantee for anyone bereaved of a child, a partner

27 Sep 2021

Workers Rights

Stormont Health Committee Rejects Fair Pay Proposal For Health Workers

Gerry Carroll MLA has said that the Stormont Health Committee’s decision to reject fair pay for health workers, after it voted down his proposal calling for ‘a more substantial

23 Sep 2021

Workers Rights

Don’t Roll Over For Unpaid Internships

Well done to dog day care workers’ who pointed out these unpaid internships in the fairly invisible Dog Care Industry. See The Times article below: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/

21 Sep 2021

Workers Rights

Stormont Executive Must Take Responsibility For Lack Of Psni Democratic Accountability

In response to the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) presentation to Derry and Strabane Council’s Health and Community Committee today regarding allegations of disproportionate and heavy-handed policing

17 Sep 2021

Workers Rights

Carroll Calls On Stormont Health Committee To Oppose ‘Measly’ Pay Offer

Speaking ahead of a Stormont Health Committee meeting which will vote on a proposal from People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll to oppose a 3% pay offer to health workers,

15 Sep 2021

Education

Support Local Employment Service Workers

DON’T PRIVATISE – PRIORITISE Consecutive governments pushed the mistaken destructive privatisation plans on public services. Privatising doesn’t improve these services. The Local Employment Services are vital links between the

10 Sep 2021

Workers Rights

Parents Urged To Support Striking School Secretaries

People Before Profit Cllr Adrienne Wallace has appealed to parents and workers alike to support local School Secretaries ahead of their strike on Wednesday. In a statement she said: “For

10 Sep 2021

Workers Rights

People Before Profit To Hold Day Of Action Across North To Support Demands Of Health And Social Care Workers

https://facebook.com/events/s/day-of-action-real-pay-rise-fo/383977246590964/ People Before Profit Cllr and Altnagelvin hospital worker  Maeve O’Neill said, “The Tories and Stormont Executive are attempting to impose a miserly

10 Sep 2021