Motions

Conference notes that the referendum on membership of the European Union (EU) will be held by the end of 2017 and could be as early as June/July 2016. This will be an important decision for workers in Northern Ireland. A number of key workers' rights and...

Conference calls upon the incoming Executive to work with its affiliated unions to: Campaign for the return of Northern Ireland Electricity to the ownership and control of Northern Ireland allowing the adoption of a pricing policy which will support the...

Conference notes that a large number of Northern Ireland Housing Executive tenants received letters in mid-February telling them that it is proposed to sell their homes to housing associations. Conference believes that the interests of tenants and of the...

Conference notes the ongoing campaigns to oppose the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership. While some public events have been organised to raise awareness of the impact on local communities and services, conference notes that not enough is known...

“This Conference is extremely concerned by ongoing international trade negotiations that will most certainly endanger government’s ability to regulate, and citizen’s rights to access basic public services; e.g. water, health and energy all for the sake of...

Ulster Television was an independent cash rich television broadcasting company that paid very little for its television franchise yet continued to maximise its profits without really investing much in its programme and broadcasting production output within...

"Conference recognises that austerity’s affects are most severe on the most vulnerable, both individuals and communities. Conference notes with alarm that rural communities have suffered worst from cuts to services, which have had a severe impact on the...

Congress recognises the importance of due process in ensuring that trade union members are afforded rights to information and full disclosure, representation, appeal and presumption of innocence when going through workplace disciplinary processes or formal...

This conference notes with concern the proposed changes in legislation affecting the Trade Union movement in the rest of the UK. While we appreciate that Minister Farry has stated he will not implement the Bill in Northern Ireland, we must not become...

Conference is opposed to the ongoing attacks by the Westminster Government on a raft of anti-trade union legislation such as the Trade Union Bill and other employment laws. Conference welcomes that the NI Assembly have not sought to introduce these draconian...