The Workers' Party, at its last Ard Fheis, agreed to undertake an investigation into nuclear power as an option for dealing with climate change. To this end, the Ard Comhairle solicited discussion documents putting forward positions and information concerning nuclear power to start discussion within the Party. The first discussion document is now available here: [...]
The European Parliament recently voted more than 4-1 in favour of a resolution reaffirming its faith in Juan Guaidó as the President of Venezuela and calling for an extension of sanctions targeting not just members of the Maduro government but also their families. The idea that the unelected Guaidó can be regarded as the legitimate [...]
Chris Bailie, Workers’ Party representative for North Belfast has strongly condemned the sectarian bonfires for 12th July. This follows heightened tensions, the lighting of huge bonfires, throwing of petrol bombs and bricks, and closing of certain streets to the public. Bailie said “The images used on the bonfire, which include attacks on Black Lives Matter [...]
Statement from the Ard Comhairle of the Workers’ Party The Irish government recently announced a staggered end to the Covid-19 movement restrictions which have been in place since March, including a far speedier-than-planned exit from lockdown. Northern Ireland, meanwhile, continues to follow the Tory government’s attempts to end the lockdown phase as quickly as possible. [...]
Gemma Weir, Workers' Party representative for North Belfast, has described the attack of a postal worker in Newtownabbey as "intolerable" and "having no place in our community." The assault, which took place in the Whitehall Road area of Newtonabbey, has meant that the Royal Mail has been forced to disrupt some of their deliveries to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]