Workers and Unemployed Action
Irish political party
Workers and Unemployed Action (WUA) is an Irish political party based in Clonmel in South County Tipperary, set up in 1985 by Séamus Healy, who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Tipperary South intermittently since a 2000 by-election. The party has endorsed and seen a number of its members elected to the South Tipperary County Council, Tipperary County Council, and Clonmel Borough Council.
The organisation was set up in response to lack of employment and the economic situation in the South Tipperary area.
The party supports a progressive taxation system, full employment and Irish unity.
History
In the 2000 Tipperary South by-election, Séamus Healy was elected to the Dáil for Tipperary South, running as an independent candidate. At the 2002 general election, Healy was re-elected. Phil Prendergast was elected mayor of Clonmel in 2003.
In 2007, Prendergast left and joined the Labour Party after being headhunted to stand at the 2007 general election against Healy; neither were elected. However, Prendergast was elected to the 23rd Seanad on the Labour Panel.
The party was recognised by the Dáil registrar of political parties in September 2008.
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