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Emergency legislation that came into force in July permits the Irish government to unilaterally change the pay and working conditions of all public sector workers. These new anti-democratic powers ...
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The party argues that Ireland lags behind the rest of Europe in terms of paid public holidays and said that Irish workers work two extra weeks each year than the European average.
Irish employees might see their work hours slashed as soon as this weekend due to tariffs slapped on by US President Donald Trump.
The Workers Party says the two coalition options on offer to voters are not capable of making significant changes to policy.
To the consternation of the unions and political establishment, Bus Eireann workers set up pickets at city bus depots and trains last Friday.
From the Businessmen's Party to the Workers' Party, many small political parties have made a pitch to Irish voters ...
The assembly returned to the parliament in Belfast where its top order of business was to name the Sinn Féin Irish nationalist party’s Michelle O’Neill as first minister, marking a historic s… ...
Workers could get paid time off for cancer screening appointments under new laws being put forward by the Labour Party.
Former Workers’ Party president Seán Garland helped to transform republicanism from its narrow nationalist outlook into a much broader socialist movement, mourners at his wake said. Dozens of ...
George Galloway launched his party’s vision for Britain promising a brighter future while warning the world is edging closer to nuclear “Armageddon”. Mr Galloway, leader of the Workers Party ...
Former president of the Workers’ Party of Ireland Seán Garland has died age 84 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Mary, daughter Caoimhe, and two grandchildren.