Private sector

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...

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...

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...