Motions

This conference recognises the disaster that welfare reform has been for the poorest in our communities in Northern Ireland. Low paid workers have been hit particularly hard by Universal Credit and, for them, there have been no mitigations payments available...

The Governing Body of a further education college is responsible for securing the efficient, effective management of the college, determining its strategic direction, appointing senior staff and ensuring that the college acts as a responsible employer. UCU are...

Congress notes the murder of NUJ member, journalist and activist Lyra McKee by the self-styled New IRA in Creggan, Derry on 18th April 2019. The murder of a worker in the line of duty evoked outrage across the world. The fact that Lyra was a young...

Conference notes that international organisations such as the IMF, the World Bank, and the OECD have, over recent years, begun to publicly acknowledge – often in contrast to their previous positions – the negative implications of widening inequality...

This conference: • Understands the importance of pooling our resources to meet the challenges facing working people, their communities and the unions that represent them. • Values the unity that exists between workers in the private, public, and community...

The retail sector is witnessing an increasing number of employers deploying significant resources and energy to ensure their extremely profitable businesses either remain union free or that existing union structures are undermined. This is a coordinated...

Conference notes that since the foundation of our movement, trade unions have had to face down the scourge of precarious work on this Island. Today exploitative work practices exist in both traditional and newer forms. A significant proportion of the working...

Conference acknowledges the work of the Executive Council on the issue of bogus self- employment. This work practice has been bought to the fore in the media and has brought an awareness of the issue to the public in general. This precarious work practice...

Conference believes that awarding public contracts to anti-trade union companies facilitates and encourages anti-worker behaviour on the part of employers. By awarding contracts to companies which do not respect the right of staff to collectively bargain the...

This conference calls for all publicly funded projects to only be awarded on the basis of total compliance with Sectoral Employment Orders, Registered Employment Agreements and National Collective Employment Agreements where applicable and that any contractor...