The United States is experiencing an increasing domestic crisis. The death of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, at the hands of the police has sparked mass protests and riots. Journalists are being openly arrested and dozens of cities are instigating curfews. This is the inevitable result of a process of increasing immiseration of the [...]
Calls for Minister to require hotels open up to those living in overcrowded accommodation The high concentration of Covid19 cases on the Northside of Dublin city show the risks of living in overcrowded housing during the pandemic, according to Workers’ Party representative Éilis Ryan. Ryan was responding to new figures released by the HSE late [...]
The Workers' Party have called for the domestic abuse legislation currently proposed in Stormont to be fast-tracked. Kieran McCausland, Workers' Party representative in Upper Bann, made the call saying: "North of the border, there has been a 10% increase of reported domestic violence in April compared with previous months. In the first 3 weeks of [...]
A plan from private developers to build 250 built to rent apartments on Palmerstown’s Vincent Byrne site has been described as a “cash grab at the expense of renters and the community” by local Workers’ Party representative David Gardiner. “When such large-scale developments like this are planned, it's absolutely essential that there are enough amenities [...]
The Workers' Party have called for MPs to reject the £10,000 payment granted to them by the Parliament Expenses Authority in Westminster, to compensate them for working from home during the Covid19 outbreak. Kieran McCausland, Workers' Party representative in Upper Bann, said; "Every European government has a long list of materials it needs in the [...]
The continued arrival of US troops into Shannon Airport risks worsening the Coronavirus outbreak in Ireland, according to Workers' Party representative Éilis Ryan. Ryan, a former Workers' Party city councillor, said: "The fact that these flights are continuing to pass through Shannon in the midst of a global pandemic which has shut down almost all [...]
Gemma Weir Gemma Weir, Workers' Party representative in North Belfast, has called for the immediate facilitation by the NI Minister of Health, for abortion provided via telemedicine. Responding to First Minister Arlene Foster's claims that Weir said: "It is entirely legal for a GP to prescribe medication to induce abortion in Northern Ireland today. Even [...]
A Workers' Party representative in North Belfast has called for Domino's Pizza to introduce immediate safe working practices for staff. Christopher Bailie, Workers' Party representative for Oldpark DEA, said: "Workers in Domino's Pizza have approached me with concerns relating to the lack of safe working conditions in their shops during the current crisis. "They have [...]
Gemma Weir The Workers' Party has called for Belfast-based Randox Laboratories, who manufacture a testing kit for COVID-19, to release it from patent in order to enable widespread, fast manufacture of the kit. Gemma Weir, Workers' Party representative in North Belfast, said: "Randox Laboratories hold the patent for a 'Coronavirus Biochip' which enables faster and [...]
The Workers' Party has called for the introduction of dedicated on-site social distancing inspectors to be deployed by the Northern Ireland Department of Health to all essential factories which must remain open throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Workers' Party representative in the Upper Bann, Kieran McCausland, said: "The work being done by workers in factories like [...]