Workplace Safety Guidance & Priority List from NI Engagement Forum (Incl. Narrative)
The Northern Ireland Committee of the ICTU was invited by the NI Executive to participate in the Northern Ireland Engagement Forum to advise the Executive of labour market issues around Covid19. As you know through our Better Work Better Lives campaign the trade union movement has been campaigning...
Trade Unions united behind safer workplaces
The NI Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions met remotely this morning to discuss a unified and informed response to the Covis-19 public health emergency. Unions representing over 200,000 workers across the economy, including all in those sectors currently designated as 'Essential Workers'...
Trade Unions welcome new Forum
Speaking after the announcement this afternoon from the Executive Office of a new forum, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy said: "We welcome the announcement of a Forum by the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to deal with worker-related issues during Covid-19. "The Irish Congress...
NIC-ICTU calls for safer and responsible workplaces for all workers
Speaking after concerns raised by workers across all sector of the economy, including walk-outs over safety issues, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy expressed "the full support of the entire trade union movement those workers in Moy Park and ABP Meats today who felt compelled to walk out...
NIC-ICTU call for self-employed, ZHC workers and agency workers to be covered
The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions are calling for certainty and clarity for the self-employed, the ZHC workers and agency workers during this COVID19 crisis. Speaking today, Owen Reidy, Assistant General Secretary stated, "we welcomed the Chancellors announcement...
NIC-ICTU warmly welcomes Chancellors statement on Corona Virus Job retention scheme
Speaking after the Chancellors statement on 20 th March 2020, Owen Reidy, Assistant General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions said: " We very much welcome the Chancellor timely's statement that workers will not face large scale redundancies as a result of this COVID19 crisis and that...
Trade Unions seek immediate action to reassure and support tens of thousands of workers facing lay-offs
Speaking as the UK Government and Ni Executive consider their next steps to address the unfolding COVID-19 public health emergency, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy said today: "If the developments in the Republic of Ireland are anything to go by, we are looking at huge swathes of lay...
NIC-ICTU calls for high level engagement with Government and employers on COVID19 crisis
The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has today reiterated its call for meaningful engagement with government and employers on the potential implications of the COVID19 crisis for workers in Northern Ireland. Speaking today, Owen Reidy Assistant General Secretary of...
Staff are immediate priority says Hospitality Ulster and ICTU as serious impacts mount on hospitality sector
In a joint statement today, Hospitality Ulster and ICTU have urgently called on government to bring forward an urgent package of measures to assist staff in the hospitality sector as serious impacts mount with the spread of COVID19 The call comes as the hospitality sector has been hit first and will...
