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Young and precarious workers on the march

Young and precarious workers on the march

After the highly publicised victory for Boojum workers on tips, the branch is bringing together hospitality workers from across Northern Ireland who are sick of precarity, insecurity and low pay. The success of other precarious workers taking action is a model for the branch, and inspiration for all young workers who are seeing the real power of the organised working class for the first time.

How workers ended the First World War

How workers ended the First World War

“The old lie: dulce et decorum est pro patria mori” – It is sweet and honourable to die for ones country. This is how Wilfred Owen summed up the attitude of a generation sent to war under the illusion that it would be a short and glorious conflict. Owen himself was one of the last killed in a war that saw an estimated 40 million soldiers and civilians die as a bloody stalemate ensued over four years. Both sides only ever managed to advance of couple of kilometres against their respective enemies.

Corbynism three years on

Corbynism three years on

At the moment on the surface Britain seems to be relatively quiet. However, a mass revolt is brewing as the scale and type of indignities that have been heaped on the shoulders of working-class people grows. It will inevitably break to the surface. It is necessary that this is led by the organised battalions of the labour movement coalescing into a mass movement to topple the Tories and bring a socialist, Corbyn-led Labour government to power.

Socialism v Capitalism: FAQ

Socialism v Capitalism: FAQ

A new generation of young people, disgusted by the absurd inequality of capitalism, are rallying around socialist ideas. In response, capitalist ideologues have trailed out the same old, tired and baseless slogans to defend their system. But, isn’t capitalism human nature? How often have we heard this? That there is […]

NHS Staff Reaching Breaking Point

NHS Staff Reaching Breaking Point

Our health service is nearing the precipice, but the damage can be reversed. As a health worker, I need my own union, NIPSA, and the union movement as a whole to step up – to defend our right to a decent standard of living, not to scratch out an existence from month to month; to fight for public ownership of all parts of our health services.

Student sit-down in Donegall Square East, Belfast, N Ireland, as part of the civil rights campaign, the precursor to the N Ireland Troubles. The guy with microphone is Kevin Boyle, who went on to become a university law lecturer. Ref: Student_sit-down_CRA_Campaign_196810160240a. Copyright Image from Victor Patterson, 54 Dorchester Park, Belfast, UK, BT9 t1: +44 28 9066 1296 (from Rep of Ireland 048 90661296) t2: +44 28 9002 2446 (from Rep of Ireland 048 9002 2446) m: +44 7802 353836 e: victorpatterson@me.com www.victorpatterson.com Please see my Terms and Conditions of Use at www.victorpatterson.com. It is IMPORTANT that you familiarise yourself with them. Images used on the Internet must be visibly watermarked i.e. © Victor Patterson within the body of the image and copyright metadata must not be deleted. Images used on the Internet have a size restriction of 4kbs and will be chargeable at current NUJ rates unless agreed otherwise. This image is only available for the use of the download recipient i.e. television station, newspaper, magazine, book publisher, etc, and must not be passed on to any third party. It is also downloaded on condition that each and every usage is notified within 7 days to victorpatterson@me.com The right of Victor Patterson to be identified as the author is asserted in accordance with The Copyright Designs And Patents Act (1988). All moral rights are asserted.

October 1968 – mass revolt against sectarianism & poverty

Ensuring that such movements are armed with socialist ideas – of the importance of class unity, and conscious anti-sectarianism – is vital if these movements are to challenge the sectarian parties and transform society forever.

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