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ICTU NEWS RELEASE 15 January 2020 Welcoming the return of devolution at Stormont and power sharing involving all five major NI parties, ICTU General Secretary Patricia King spoke on behalf of the trade union movement in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as the ICTU Executive...

75% of workers experiencing sexual harassment at work do not report the incident to their employer according to a new survey from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25 and the 16 days of action campaign, ICTU...

As workers across the NHS and our universities embarked on campaigns of industrial action, the leadership of the trade union movement relayed the backing of workers in all sectors for those on picket lines today. ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy commended university lecturers from the UCU...

At a meeting today involving NIC-ICTU representing a range of public sector unions and the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Finance and her senior officials, the trade union side made it very clear that they did not accept nor will not accept any artificial restrictions placed on them by the...

After a discussion with trade union colleagues attempting to support over 1,200 Wrightbus staff, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy said: "This is something which should not be happening. Wrightbus has been forced into administration and thousands of decent livelihoods are under threat when...

Today (Monday 5th August) is the deadline for administrators to take control of the affairs of the iconic shipyard and the futures of the Harland & Wolff workforce. "On this day, the entire trade union movement across these islands stands as one with the workers at the shipyard," said Owen Reidy...