The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) represents over 40,000 members from across the civil and public services and the voluntary sector.

The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) represents over 40,000 members from across the civil and public services and the voluntary sector.

On the 20th of July Organise! IWA held a rally in support of our sacked members outside Obsidian Piercing Studio in Church Lane in Belfast. The rally was supported by over 30 anarcho-syndicalists and other trade unionists: members of Organise! IWA, NIPSA, NASUWT and Militant Left and others were there to express solidarity. NIPSA, the Northern Ireland Public Service Association is the north’s largest public service union with members from both its health care and the civil service divisions showing solidarity with the workers who were unfairly dismmissed by Pamela Wilson on the 30th of April.

Bekijk hoe Carmel Gates, algemeen secretaris van NIPSA en aanhanger van Militant Left (CWI Ierland), en Padraig Mulholland, adjunct-algemeen secretaris van NIPSA en aanhanger van Militant Left, rea…

WEST Belfast woman Maria Morgan is running for election to become the new general secretary of NIPSA. Currently deputy general secretary of the trade union Maria is standing on a ticket fighting for better pay, mileage, job security, pensions and early retirement and flexible and hybrid working conditions. Speaking to the Andersonstown News at a protest outside the Royal Victoria Hospital in support of work colleagues who bore the brunt of last week’s race attacks in the city, she said she wanted to build on the work of the current general secretary who is retiring. “I think my experience will help me build on the tremendous work that Carmel Gates has created for the union over the past five years,” said Maria. “We have grown in number to become the biggest trade union in Northern Ireland and I think my experience and standing across the movement will allow me to run as the NIPSA general secretary and to lead the largest trade union in Northern Ireland. “What we are asking members to do is to look out for your ballot paper, fill it in and put an X against my name and I would be very grateful. I believe I am the best candidate to lead the union and I want to bring the union forward. I want to be a voice across the movement for migrant workers and ethnic communities.  “We’re not just a union that talks about people in work, we are a voice for people outside of work as well to ensure that everyone feels embraced in our communities." The election for the NIPSA General Secretary started on 5 June and closes on 26 June.

NIPSA members have held a protest outside the Royal Victoria Hospital in support of ethnic minority communities who have borne the brunt of racists attacks across the city in recent days.

Hundreds of trade unionists held a rally today (June 11) outside the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast to voice their opposition to the spate of recent racist attacks. The protest, supported by membe...

The Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) represents over 40,000 members from across the civil and public services and the voluntary sector.

Organise! IWA and supporters of the unfairly dismissed Echo and Obsidian 5 were out in force again at Obsidian Piercing Studio in Belfast on Saturday 6th. Pamela Wilson has employed security since the rally last week in a failed effort to intimidate. In addition to piercers and members of Organise! IWA messages of support and solidarity were delivered from PCS, NIPSA and Unite.

On Saturday 30th of May the Piercing Industry Union of Organise! IWA held a successful rally in support of the unfairly dismissed workers. Simon from our Union gave some background and an update on the dispute and thanked everyone for their solidarity and support, including members of the Civil Service union NIPSA.