Public sector

Erskine House is a prominent office building in central Belfast branded as ‘HM Government’ which houses four floors of HMRC tax officials and above them, the Northern Ireland Office where the Secretary of State Hilary Benn and his Minister of State Matthew Patrick are based. Keeping the building...

NIC-ICTU is calling on the Northern Ireland Office to take immediate and decisive action to address the deepening funding crisis facing the community and voluntary sector. Speaking after a rally of voluntary sector groups at Stormont, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy said: the immediate...

Trade unions representing teaching and support staff have responded with sorrow and anger to a flood of online misinformation about Sanctuary Schools in Northern Ireland. “It is staggering the amount of lies and misrepresentation which are allowed to pollute social media”, said Jacquie White, Chair...

Speaking after the announcement today by the Economy minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy commented The trade unions will welcome this latest development in the legislative process for a Good Jobs bill which will fully utilise Stormont’s devolved powers over...

About 200 trade union women from across the island mark international women's day with a standing ovation for the Palestine Ambassador, Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid. The conference enthusiastically adopted a motion sending a message of Peace and Courage to women everywhere and a special message of...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Finance, Dr Caoimhe Archibald that an allocation of £685m has been made available to departments to allow them to begin pay negotiations with public sector trade unions. ICTU assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy...

Following the publication of a letter from the Northern Ireland Executive to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this morning, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy said It is clear to us that the money is now available to settle pay claims across the entire public sector. The financial package makes...