Motions

The gender pay gap in the Republic of Ireland has been stuck around 15% for far too long, despite longstanding Irish and EU legal protections against direct gender pay discrimination. This pay gap also contributes to poverty in retirement for many women...

Congress commits to developing and delivering training for af liates that will empower workplace representatives to better deal with mental health problems in the workplace. As a minimum this training will deliver signposting training for reps so that they can...

This conference recognises: The difficulties facing young workers regarding rates of pay, conditions at work, the rise of precarious employment and lack of progression opportunities. The importance of encouraging, engaging and empowering young people to...

This BDC commends the work of Youth Connect and the ONE Cork Project in educating and encouraging non-union members to join trade unions and become active in building our movement. Conference agrees that it is critical to the growth and success of our movement...

This conference recognises the extremely serious challenges facing the very existence of the trade union movement in Ireland and fully accepts the absolute necessity to respond with an appropriate and resourced plan of action to reverse current trends...

That this conference instructs the incoming ICTU Executive Council to address the matter of all ICTU af liated unions providing a special fund, to be controlled by the Executive Council, to develop and expand the role of Trade Councils, particularly with...

That as part of its role in promoting worker welfare, ICTU's analysis of the working conditions proposed in national pay agreements include scrutiny of the following areas and be disseminated to all members prior to balloting: A clear exposition of proposed...

This conference directs that, if at the next election to the Seanad, the ICTU has a part in the nomination process of candidates to the Seanad, the selection of those nominated in the name of ICTU is made by rank and le members by way of ballot of all...

Conference notes that: IFUT and SIPTU work in harmony together in UCD, UCC, TCD, Maynooth and NUI Galway and that no precedent is being set in terms of membership or spheres of inf uence. Prior to 1 October, 2016 SIPTU had sole negotiating rights in DCU and...

Conference notes the continuing failure in both parts of Ireland to develop a strong and outward looking high-productivity indigenous enterprise sector. While welcoming the contribution of multinational enterprises to the domestic economy, especially in the...