Industrial relations

Progress the Good Jobs Bill

09 Nov, 2026

Unions call upon NI Executive to be allowed to do their job, and progress the Good Jobs Bill Responding to the continued obstruction of the Good Jobs Bill, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy said Earlier this month we saw new trade union access rights come into effect in Great Britain...

Social media abuse targeting teachers

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Congress notes with grave concern the increasing incidence of social media abuse targeting teachers, including the creation of fake accounts, AI-generated videos, and other forms of online misrepresentation. Congress recognises that such content is often...

Seafarer Jobs and Pay in the Ferries Sector

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Congress welcomes growth in ferry passenger numbers and freight volumes into ports in Northern Ireland, including the 55% increase in passengers carried between Birkenhead and Belfast since 2019. Congress applauds the progress the RMT has made with measures to...

Defending education from attacks by the far right

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Conference recognises the growing threat posed by the far right. Far-right politics feeds on insecurity and division, scapegoating migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, while offering no serious answer to underfunded public services, insecure work, poverty or...

AI-generated deepfakes

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Congress notes the increasing incidence of AI-generated deepfakes, manipulated imagery, fabricated audio, and other malicious digital content targeting teachers. Congress further notes that, while recent legal developments have addressed certain forms of...

AI

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Conference notes that the accelerating development of Artificial Intelligence has the potential to emancipate humanity or lead to profound risks, including loss of control, extreme inequality, mass disruption, and existential threats. The outcomes of this...

Artificial Intelligence, Workers' Rights and Democratic Control of Technological Change

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Conference rejects the claim that technological change has a single predetermined outcome. There is no economic law that says productivity gains must result in lower wages, worsening conditions or redundancy. Whether the benefits of artificial intelligence...

AI Deployment

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

This Conference Notes with Concern: The increasing deployment of Artificial Intelligence across workplaces in Northern Ireland, Research findings for the financial Services Union/Tasc report that reveal 88% of respondents believe AI will lead to job...

Artificial Intelligence in the Interests of Working People

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

AI is transforming society and work, yet workers and trade unions lack a meaningful say over its introduction. The benefits risk being captured by large technology companies, while job losses, deskilling, surveillance, exploitation and inequality are borne by...

A workers-centred manufacturing strategy for Northern Ireland

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Conference notes that manufacturing is a key pillar of our economy, employing one in ten workers with many of those being skilled, unionised jobs. However, the sector suffers from underinvestment, high energy costs and a long-term lack of ambition from...

Industrial relations

Progress the Good Jobs Bill

Social media abuse targeting teachers

Seafarer Jobs and Pay in the Ferries Sector

Defending education from attacks by the far right

AI-generated deepfakes

AI

Artificial Intelligence, Workers' Rights and Democratic Control of Technological Change

AI Deployment

Artificial Intelligence in the Interests of Working People

A workers-centred manufacturing strategy for Northern Ireland

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