Flags out for May Day rally in Belfast today at ‘Larkin Square’ behind ICTU offices. Preparations under way for family events after main rally is over.

Hi. I have two spare NUJ flags for May Day rally. If anyone attending wants to carry one, please let me know.

Todays the big day, our annual March and Rally followed by a family fun day, with live music, poetry, flea market, food and activities for the weeans. Come and celebrate international workers day with us! NIC ICTU CAP

CNN: Haunted by their colleagues’ deaths: The journalists risking their lives to report on Gaza NUJ NUJ Belfast & District Branch Human Rights Consortium NI BelfastTradesCouncil Craigavon TC Amnesty Int'l NI CAJ Pat Finucane Centre European Centre for Press and Media Freedom EUROPEAN TRADE UNIONS Commissioner for Human Rights
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Early start: I've a May Day rally to attend in Belfast today.

Israel has now murdered TEN TIMES more people in 7 months than those killed in 30 years of war in the North of Ireland.

And EIGHTY times more children.

FUCK ISRAEL.

After the mayoral victory in York and North Yorkshire, Labour says it is “now winning in Rishi Sunak’s backyard” – here's his backyard (with the remaining 12-acre grounds of the Grade-II listed manor-house not pictured)

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council searching the email accounts of its councillors and staff to find out who leaked information on its free food to The Impartial Reporter
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As part of Trade Union Week in Ireland, the Irish Executive Council hosted a lively reception for life members last night at which members with more than 40 years’ service received life membership certificates from Vice President Gerry Curran nuj.org.uk/resource/life-…

But… but… Columbia.

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Labour is not as out of touch with reality as the Tories, but it has only a vague relationship with it taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/0… The Tories have been annihilated in the local elections, but if Labour thinks it has won hearts and minds, it might be just as deluded as to the…

Timely message from Bryan Dobson on day journalists from 20 outlets covering meeting of Taoiseach Simon Harris TD with Stormont’s First + Deputy First Ministers were told only 3 questions allowed. Appeared deliberate attempt to restrict access. Can’t happen again RTÉ News

Violent attacks against environmental journalists on the rise, UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 joint research finds - warning of rising threats against those covering the #ClimateCrisis . #WorldPressFreedomDay theguardian.com/environment/ar…

WTF is this? How are people ok with this?

ONS data doesn’t show four doses of a Covid-19 vaccine make younger people more likely to die.

Posts online suggesting this are misinterpreting the data. In fact, younger people with health problems are much more often given many doses.
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Brilliant night at the @bdtuc film screening of the Old Oak, brilliant debate led by the insightful Stephen Baker, with Gramsci getting the last word. …

Literally hoisting the banners!

Journalists who receive #SLAPPS will be able to log them in a new safety tracker being developed by the NUJ that aims to gather more data about incidents of “lawfare” as well as protect reporters from physical and online intimidation #worldpressfreedomday nuj.org.uk/resource/new-j…

Political attacks on journalists are increasing across the globe, according to the annual World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders bbc.com/news/articles/…

Labour buried the Forde Report and repeatedly mistreated Muslim and Black members of its party.

It is of zero surprise that ethnic minorities are turning away from Labour.