When it comes to the North Belfast Friendship Club, one thing is for sure – a very warm welcome awaits you. The Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre (BURC) initiative – run at such ease, and with heartfelt dedication, by welcoming volunteers – is in its 10th year and later in the summer will mark the impressive […]

Following another successful May Day parade in Belfast, the message from Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre (BURC) is one of building a better future for all workers. Thousands gathered on Saturday (2nd May) for the vibrant march. Music and speeches from the stage in Writers’ Square preceded the parade, which weaved its way through the city centre […]

Every year on 1 May, Italy marks Primo Maggio – or Festa dei Lavoratori (Workers’ Day) – a date deeply rooted in international labour history. Like elsewhere, its origins lie in the late 19th century struggles for fair wages, dignity at work, and above all the eight-hour day, first championed by workers in the United States and quickly embraced […]