by | Oct 3, 2026 | Latest News, Latest News Home, The Sunday Read
In ten days’ time, SIPTU members across health, local government, State agencies and education will take to the picket line and strike. At the heart of our dispute is a demand, most modest: working people should not be expected to fall further behind and our public...
by | Aug 29, 2026 | Latest News Home, Lockout Series, The Sunday Read
Months before the Dublin Lockout, the ITGWU won a significant victory in a docks strike in Sligo. In this week’s Sunday Read, we republish history lecturer John Cunningham’s account of the dispute, in which the use of scab labour became a significant factor. In...
by | Aug 23, 2026 | The Sunday Read
More than a century after his death, James Connolly remains an iconic presence on the landscape of Irish trade unionism, socialism and republicanism. But why does a man executed in 1916 remain as relevant in 2026 and what would he make of the world today? The answer...
by | Aug 9, 2026 | History, The Sunday Read
Today, marks the 16th anniversary of the death of trade unionist Jimmy Reid, an inspirational voice and beacon of hope for the working class the world over. Born in the Gorbals of Glasgow, Reid was brought up in the finest traditions of the self-educated working...
by | Jul 5, 2026 | Latest News, The Sunday Read
Last October, I travelled to Cuba and saw first-hand what decades of illegal, unjust economic blockade have done to a proud and resilient people. Hospitals without basic medical supplies. Families living through 20-hour daily power outages. Children, 12,000 of them,...
by | Jun 28, 2026 | The Sunday Read
SIPTU has reiterated its demand that the Government and the FAI immediately withdraw from forthcoming football fixtures against Israel, warning that history will judge where Ireland stood while genocide was committed in Gaza. In this week’s Sunday Read SIPTU...
