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The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions notes with deep alarm and disappointment, the comments made by Gavin Robinson MP and Deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly MLA today, regarding the Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill. Speaking today, the ICTU Assistant General...

Dear First Minister and Deputy First Minister Please circulate this correspondence to the ministers of the NI Executive The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions notes with deep concern that the Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill has not yet been submitted to the Northern...

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...

Trade Unions join Minister for the Economy to remember all those killed, injured or made sick at or because of work. The Chair of the Northern Ireland Committee ICTU Jacquie White joined the Minister for the Economy Dr Caoimhe Archibald MLA, to participate in a wreath laying ceremony in Stormont...

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...

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...

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...