Economy

Speaking on the eve of the public sector strikes on 18 January, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy said Today in the house of Commons, Chris Heaton-Harris repeated the same discredited line he has held throughout this crisis, that fair pay for public servants is not his responsibility...

NIC-ICTU welcomes calls for pay justice from Head of NI Civil Service The head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Jayne Brady, has called for funds to be released for pay to stop the strike action being taken on Thursday by 170,000 public servants in 15 trade unions. Ms Brady said there is an...

New details on Thursday’s events Changes of time for l’Derry feeders, new feeders in Belfast and Rally in Ballymena. Following on from last week’s communique, here are the latest arrangements which were agreed in relation to 18th January day of action. Also attached graphics for social media etc...

Speaking in advance of the general day of action organised by the Irish Congress of Trade unions, Assistant General Secretary, Gerry Murphy said: The 18th of January will see the largest day of industrial action experienced here in a generation when trade unionists working across our public services...

Speaking as the conclusion of the talks on restoration of the NI Executive, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy said: Workers in Northern Ireland cannot be held hostage by this process any longer. The Secretary of State has accepted that public sector pay needs to be settled and has...

Speaking as trade unions from all sectors of NI economy and society discuss the reports of a ‘package’ at political talks today, Gerry Murphy (ICTU Assistant General Secretary) said Northern Ireland needs sustainable public finances, not quick fixes. Workers and their families cannot wait...

Trade Unions call for immediate support to resolve strike actions, with long-term transformation of NI Finance Today at Hillsborough Castle, talks on local finances will commmence between the five main NI political parties and the Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris, albeit with fewer...

Yesterday in Belfast, trade union leaders representing working people in all professions and occupations met to discuss the pressures faced by everyone in Northern Ireland compounded, by derisory pay offers and the financial decisions of the NI Secretary of State, Chris Heaton-Harris MP. Speaking...

As schools return after the summer break, the scale of the financial squeeze imposed by the Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris on NI’s Education system is apparent. What is additionally concerning is the inability of devolved government departments to use monitoring rounds to redistribute...

NIC-ICTU is hosting a strike rally in front of Belfast City Hall from 12:30-13:30 on Friday 22 September 2023. This Belfast rally is for health workers, FE lecturers, journalists and civil servants who are undertaking strike action this week, with proceedings commencing at 12:30 and finishing 1 hour...