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Speaking ahead of the expected NI Executive announcement on the Covid-19 pandemic, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy said: "The Northern Ireland Executive have some big decisions to make in the face of increasing levels of C19 transmission. The decisions are challenging for any government...

-ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy commented:"NIC ICTU welcomes in principle the announcement from the UK government which facilitates the topping up wages of workers on short time working, covering up to two-thirds of their hours for next six months. "We had called on the Chancellor to...

Speaking after the announcement of 600 job losses at Bombardier, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy said: "The entire trade union movement supports those highly skilled and productive workers at Bombardier as they face, yet again, the threat of redundancy. We will fully support the...

A major new report by The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has set out a detailed strategy on the way forward for workers across the island of Ireland, amid the unprecedented economic global crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has published a recovery plan for...

Speaking after the publication of the Nevin Economic Research Institutes publication of its research paper, The Impact of Collective Bargaining on Pay in Northern Ireland, Owen Reidy, ICTU Assistant General Secretary, welcomed the findings as a vindication of the positive role played by trade unions...