Our database of policy motions from ICTU conferences.

Government Policies

Motion no
11
That this Conference regrets that the policies being pursued by the Fine Gael/Labour coalition Government so far are broadly similar to those of the previous Government, particularly with regard to economic matters. This Conference therefore calls on the...
Adopted

Vote on Bank Bailout

Motion no
12
That, in light of the ongoing austerity measures still to be inflicted on working men and women and their families, the Waterford Council of Trade Unions are calling on the ICTU to demand that the people be given the right to decide on the issue of the bank...
Rejected

Site Valuation & Resource Tax

Motion no
14
Noting that the Programme for Government contains a provision to introduce a Site Valuation Tax for non-agricultural land, this conference calls for the immediate introduction of a Land Value Tax as a small first step towards curbing speculation in the future...
Adopted

Creative Industries

Motion no
15
The Creative Industries throughout Ireland have been hugely successful to the economies of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Part of that success depends on investment through Government funding from both the Irish Government and the Northern...
Adopted

Collective Bargaining

Motion no
17
Congress deplores Ireland's continuing breach of International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions, namely: ILO Convention 98, Article 1 - protecting workers from acts of anti union discrimination. ILO Convention 98, Article 2 - protecting workers'...
Adopted

Employment Rights

Motion no
18
This Biennial Delegate Conference notes the failure of the Fianna Fáil/Green Party coalition to honour solemn commitments made in the national partnership agreements, Towards 2016 in relation to employment rights. The failure to introduce legislation...
Adopted

Pay

Motion no
20
This Conference notes that due to neo-liberal economic policies and the Celtic Tiger bubble in the case of the Republic of Ireland that higher income earners have fared much better in both percentage and actual pay terms than lower paid workers over the past...
Adopted