ICTU hosts Global Solidarity Summer School In Wexford with warning on rise of racist violence and attacks on workers' rights worldwide
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has opened its Global Solidarity Summer School in Wexford, warning of the rise of racist violence and attacks on workers’ rights. The Summer School, which brings together delegates from across the trade union movement has been running for several years, alternating...
NIC-ICTU: Unions condemn deepening Irish Sea Border for workers' rights.
While the NI Executive continues to block the Good Jobs Employment Bill, workers across England, Wales and Scotland will soon begin to enjoy many of many of the same provisions contained within that Bill. Speaking as the Labour government’s Employment Rights Act 2025 begins to take effect across GB...
Unions: There is time for our elected MLAs to progress the Good Jobs Bill if the will is there.
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...
NIC-ICTU supports free school meals for all as a universal right
Today is International School Meals Day. Education support workers and teachers believe every child and young person should be able to access nutritious meals at school. Since our 2022 delegate conference, it has been NIC-ICTU’s policy to support young people and their families’ budgets with high...
International Womens Day 2026
On International Womens Day, the trade union movement calls on MLAs to support the Good Jobs Bill. Polling shows major support for new Employment Rights laws from NI Assembly The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has written to every MLA to urge support for new rights for workers in Northern Ireland...
Neurodiversity Champions | -
ICTU
Belfast Office
45-47 Donegall St
BT1 2FG
This course has been designed to give union reps and officials the knowledge, skills and confidence to represent and support neurodivergent members and to...
Major new opinion poll shows overwhelming support for new legislation on workers’ rights and good jobs
A LucidTalk poll published last week in the Belfast Telegraph revealed that just one in four people think Stormont has improved their lives since its restoration two years ago. The same people were asked their opinion about aspects of the Executive’s proposed Good Jobs Bill. This legislation will...
Rally for Safe Leave
On 25 November, trade unions supported by civil society marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls by asking: ‘Where’s our safe leave?’ and raising concerns about the long delay in providing paid leave for workers dealing with domestic abuse. Trade unions...
