Workers Demand Better Campaign Launch
The NIC-ICTU will launch the Workers Demand Better campaign at 10am Monday 10 October in Parliament Buildings Stormont, Room 115. The umbrella body of unions who represent over 200,000 working people across Northern Ireland will unveil a detailed and realistic strategy to tackle the cost-of-living...
Inequality, Poverty and the Cost of Living Crisis.
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Online via Zoom
This webinar will look at poverty and inequality. It will consider the role of wages, taxes and benefits and the interaction between them all in reducing...
Wages and the Cost of Living Crisis
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Online via Zoom
This webinar will explain escalating inflation, its impact on wages and household budgets, and why union wage claims are not to blame. It will also address how...
NIC-ICTU & TUC Joint statement on decision to suspend protocol arrangements
UK and Northern Irish unions slam decision to suspend protocol arrangements The TUC and NIC-ICTU have today (Monday) issued a joint statement to condemn the UK government’s “reckless” decision to unilaterally suspend its obligations under the Northern Ireland Protocol. The union federations warn the...
NIC-ICTU demonstration at Stormont on Saturday 25th June on cost of living crisis and return of NI Executive
The NIC-ICTU is organising a trade union led rally/demonstration at Stormont for 12 noon on Saturday 25th June 2022. Speaking today Owen Reidy Assistant General Secretary of the ICTU said: Workers and their families can no longer endure inaction on the cost of living crisis. Inflation is now at 9%...
Groundbreaking new employment rights could save lives
The trade union movement welcomes the passing of groundbreaking employment rights at the NI Assembly today (24 March 2022). The Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill brought forward by Rachel Woods MLA makes provision for up to 10 days paid leave for victims of domestic abuse and is the first such right...
May Day rally and March 2022
ICTU is delighted to announce that there will be a May Day march and rally in Belfast on Saturday 30th April. This will be the first physical May Day rally in nearly three years and this year will be a celebration of the key and essential workers who kept our economy running during COVID-19, often...
ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy - Statement
Speaking to trade union leaders today, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy said Today’s decision of the DUP to pull out of the NI Executive is highly regrettable, but not surprising as they have been threatening this for some time. It is hoped that with the legislation going through...
