Economy

The Leadership of the trade union movement in Northern Ireland met yesterday to discuss the growing discontent among workers in both private and public sectors at the inability of the NI Executive and the UK Government to agree a Stormont budget. Speaking after the meeting, ICTU Assistant General...

A major new opinion poll shows continued public support for the Economy Minister’s Caoimhe Archibald’s plan to bring forward new legislation on workers’ rights and good jobs. A new LucidTalk poll reported by the Belfast Telegraph today shows that over 70% of the total sample agreed that trade union...

It is reported that the NI Secretary of State says work will begin today among officials from HM Treasury, NI Civil Service & the NIO to look at Stormont budget pressures. This will continue over the summer. Hillary Benn says the outcome can’t be a ‘one off fix.’ Following yesterday’s talks at...

Today the NI Assembly begins its summer recess, said ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy. Trade Unions are proud of the part we have played in ensuring workers have legal entitlements to holidays and time off to help recuperate from their working days. We do not begrudge the MLAs we elect...

The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions repeats its call for the NI Executive to bring forward the Good Jobs Employment Bill before MLAs leave Stormont for the summer recess. We reiterate that there is time for our elected MLAs to debate and scrutinise the legislation in...

Rally at the steps of Parliament Buildings, Stormont Estate 12 Noon, 18 May 2026 The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions invite you to a press event at the steps of Parliament Buildings next Monday. The ‘ Good Jobs’ Employment Bill is at the NI Executive for discussion...

The letter from some business lobby groups today calling on the Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald to walk away from her flagship Good Jobs Bill is based on little evidence and few specific objections to the most comprehensive updating of employment law in a generation. This legislation has been...

NIC-ICTU is calling on the Northern Ireland Office to take immediate and decisive action to address the deepening funding crisis facing the community and voluntary sector. Speaking after a rally of voluntary sector groups at Stormont, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy said: the immediate...