Spoiler alert: he won’t.

Captain Richard Phillips was taken hostage by Somali pirates onboard a cargo ship in 2009, resulting in a standoff with the U.S. Navy.

Capt. Phillips detailed the event in his book, A Captain’s Duty, which was later adapted into the 2013 Hollywood blockbuster, Captain Phillips,

. UK Covid-19 Inquiry hears that in an exchange between himself and the Robin Swann , the CMO Sir Michael McBride referred to NI Executive as “dysfunctional bastards”, see direct quote below.

OTD in 1923 a crowd of thousands welcome Jim Larkin back to Dublin after a nine-year absence in the United States.

The photo that inspired the monument on O'Connell Street was taken by Joe Cashman.

It captures Larkin’s towering stature and powerful oratorical style.

From about 00:40 I don’t think you’ll find a more stunning example of platitudinal, vacuous, politician speak. Spend 40 seconds saying a lot without really saying anything at all.

P&O Ferries crisis a lesson in how not to do HR | University of Salford

⁦Dr Jonathan Lord⁩ ⁦Kate Palmer FCIPD⁩ ⁦Peninsula⁩

salford.ac.uk/news/po-crisis…

Why are BBC London giving fascists in ‘Britain First’ air on prime time TV to spout their racist rabble-rousing bullshit?

Another early start for flight to London. Coffee much required. ☕️

Looking forward to some good discussions today and tomorrow about what a possible future government will do for our maritime professionals, particularly learning the lessons from P&O Ferries scandalous actions!

🚨 NEW: Humza Yousaf is considering resigning as first minister before he faces a no confidence vote next week

[The Times and The Sunday Times]

Does Robin Swann have a point? Of course, as do all Ministers. The executive parties all agree there’s a funding shortfall.

But the UUP seem to be deploying the strategy of being in the Executive but acting like the opposition, as before.

Having their cake and eating it too.

Far right activist Brigid Whelan came and interrupted our press event demanding that GSOC release their report on George Nkencho. This was after the Ceann Comhairle shut down Mick Barry TD's contribution in the Dáil.

She also interrupted our protest to #SaveTallaghtPostOffice

Recall that at Uvalde in Texas these heavily armed State Police troopers stood down for one hour and fourteen minutes as a lone gunman shot school children. They did manage to violently prevent the horrified parents from engaging the shooter by themselves, however.

🚨The UK government has committed to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030, while refusing to move on pay for Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) employees.

🗣️Nautilus director of organising Martyn Gray said ‘if the Prime Minister is serious about supporting the UK’s

Hard working Seafarers once again paying the price for this never ending race to the bottom.

P&O Ferries are truly awful, as they’ve demonstrated time and time again.

⁦RMT⁩ ⁦LE GAC Didier⁩ ⁦Gavin Newlands MP 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇵🇸⁩ ⁦Louise Haigh⁩ bbc.com/news/articles/…

Ex-DUP leader Donaldson to appear in court on historic sex offence charges

itv.com/news/utv/2024-…

Lights, camera, action! 🎥

The Nautilus communications, campaigns and digital team have been in London today exploring a new exciting project to enhance our communications to members.

Watch this space 👀

It’s a shame we are having to rely on the French govt to legislate for minimum employment conditions reflective of local standards, not international minimums.

Also, the French legislation will only apply on UK to French routes, what about other routes?

We need UK govt to

The Irish Congress (ICTU) of Trade Unions has announced #TradeUnionWeek

29 April and 6 May.

Find out more here: unions.ie

#BetterInATradeUnion

This should be a national scandal.

You don’t make work pay by cracking down on benefits and crushing the rights of workers to stand up for themselves through their unions.

This will make our society worse off - but should we expect anything more?