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Press Releases
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TRADE UNIONS DECONSTRUCT THREATENED CUTS FOR ARTS AND LIBRARIES
The ICTU today warned of the consequences of slashing the budget of the Department of Culture, Art and Leisure (DCAL), as being unfair to the poorest and undermining the appeal of Northern Ireland to ...
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| 06 Sep 2010 |
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TRADE UNIONS PREPARE FOR CAMPAIGN AGAINST CUTS AGENDA
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions calls on all trade unionists, community activists and every citizen with a stake in the economy of Northern Ireland to prepare for a major campaign against the cuts ...
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| 06 Sep 2010 |
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TRADE UNIONS CALL FOR UNIFIED ALTERNATIVE TO CUTS AGENDA
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions calls on all 18 MPs from Northern Ireland, all MLAs and wider society to speak out against the unnecessary cuts agenda of the Con-Dem coalition. ...
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| 06 Sep 2010 |
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BUDGET 2010: WOMEN AND CHILDREN HIT FIRST
“This budget is regressive and short sighted and will disproportionately affect women both as workers and as mothers, through welfare cuts and pay freezes in the public sector, whose workforce is most ...
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| 22 Jun 2010 |
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ICTU welcomes vindication for Bloody Sunday victims’ families
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions welcomes the Saville Report’s vindication of the campaign by the families of the victims of Bloody Sunday in Derry. ...
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| 18 Jun 2010 |
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ICTU welcomes safe release of Gaza Flotilla activists
“Decent people everywhere must now stand alongside the peace activists and the besieged people of Gaza. If people are angry at the continued economic siege of Gaza, then take similar action as an ethi ...
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| 07 Jun 2010 |
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Israel's Assault akin to actions of a 'Rogue State'
"To launch a military assault on a humanitarian convoy is beyond the bounds of all that is acceptable and should be judged as such by the international community. The assault was akin to the actions o ...
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| 01 Jun 2010 |
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Comments by Peter Bunting a launch of A Shared Workplace, A Shared Future
"Let us support the people and projects whose aim is to address the surface divisions of race and creed and nationality. Let us build a province which is not provincial but pluralist. Let us then addr ...
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| 19 Nov 2009 |
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ICTU LEADER URGES ACTION FROM NI EXECUTIVE- IT’S THE ECONOMY, MINISTERS
The NIC-ICTU called on the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly to place as its most urgent priority the defence public services and the protection and creation of jobs in the private and public se ...
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| 19 Nov 2009 |
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A SHARED WORKPLACE, A SHARED FUTURE - A VITAL NEW SERVICE FOR MIGRANT WORKERS
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions, with support from Belfast City Council and funding from the SEUPB, is launching a new service aimed at Migrant Workers who require representation. ...
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| 19 Nov 2009 |
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PUBLIC SERVICE CUTS HURT EVERYBODY
“Now is the time to make known the public opposition to these cuts in services and the loss of jobs in the private sector. Join with the trade unions in showing your opposition to the cuts. Rally wi ...
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| 26 Oct 2009 |
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Making the Workplace Safer
A NIC ICTU Health and Safety Committee Seminar to mark European Safety Week
20 October 2009 UNISON, Belfast
Comments by Peter Bunting, Assistant General Secretary, ICTU
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| 20 Oct 2009 |
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Making the Workplace Safer
A NIC ICTU Health and Safety Committee Seminar to mark European Safety Week
20 October 2009 UNISON, Belfast
Comments by Peter Bunting, Assistant General Secretary, ICTU
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| 20 Oct 2009 |
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ICTU calls for full picture of unemployment to be revealed and discussed
"Unless and until we can face the real extent of unemployment, then we cannot be serious about finding workable solutions which will deliver jobs and prosperity.”
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| 29 Sep 2009 |
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ICTU welcomes findings of Independent Review of Economic Policy
“The report on economic policy by Professor Richard Barnett and his colleagues highlights the major failings of the path pursued by Invest NI and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment." ...
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| 29 Sep 2009 |
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WORKING PEOPLE UNITED AGAINST RACISM
The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions is hosting a major rally next Thursday to protest at the recent series of racist attacks aimed at migrant workers from Romania, Pol ...
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| 26 Jun 2009 |
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TRADE UNIONS CALL FOR POLITICAL ACTION TO CHALLENGE RACISM
The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions is calling for a structured response from politicians, government agencies and local and migrant community representatives to the r ...
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| 17 Jun 2009 |
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Trade Unions support vigil in support of the family of Kevin McDaid
12:30, Tuesday 2nd June, at Belfast City Hall.
The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions supports the vigil in support of the family, friends and colleagues of Kevin McDa ...
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| 02 Jun 2009 |
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Derry Trades Council rally against sectarianism
Today in Derry trade unionists will take a public stand to express their revulsion at the sectarian murder of Kevin McDaid. Their stance is fully supported by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. ...
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| 02 Jun 2009 |
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TRADE UNIONS CONDEMN SECTARIAN MURDER
The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions expresses its profound horror at the sectarian murder of Kevin McDaid in Coleraine. ...
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| 02 Jun 2009 |
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