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EA saving plans a 'ransom'

10 Nov, 2026

Education Unions criticise saving plans outlined by the Education Authority as ‘ransom’. Speaking after an emergency meeting of the NIC-ICTU Education Group of 10 trade unions representing workers across the Education sector, ETUG chair Marie O’Shea criticised the saving plans outlined by the...

Defend and renew our public health system

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Conference notes with concern the extreme pressures facing our health and social care (HSC) system and the impact of underfunding, outsourcing and structural inefficiency on healthcare workers and the public. The approach taken by healthcare leaders and...

Safe Staffing Legislation — Training for Implementation

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Conference recognises and thanks the health trade unions, for the sustained work that ensured we had progress towards safe and effective staffing legislation. Conference further recognises that this legislation has the potential to strengthen accountability...

Safe Staffing = Safe Care

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Congress notes that maternity services across Northern Ireland are being pushed by years of understaffing, underinvestment and increasing demand. Midwives, maternity support workers and student midwives are working in conditions that are neither safe nor...

Flexible Working and Staff Retention in Healthcare

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Conference notes that healthcare professions with predominantly female workforces continue to experience significant barriers to accessing flexible working arrangements, despite ongoing workforce shortages and increasing pressures on staff. Conference believes...

Build a Modern NHS

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

The foundation of the NHS remains one of the most significant achievements of the working class. In the period running up to its establishment, it was opposed by powerful capitalist interests, private health profiteers and political representatives of...

Social media abuse targeting teachers

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Congress notes with grave concern the increasing incidence of social media abuse targeting teachers, including the creation of fake accounts, AI-generated videos, and other forms of online misrepresentation. Congress recognises that such content is often...

Rebuilding Royal Mail for Workers and the Public

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Conference believes Royal Mail is a vital public service facing existential challenges, requiring a new vision that secures its future in the interests of customers, communities and workers, including across Northern Ireland, while utilising its national...

Public Transport

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Conference notes that: Translink is facing cuts across both bus and rail networks reducing an already inadequate public transport system for Northern Ireland; Students, workers and everyday passengers face an increase in the cost of using public transport...

Delivering excellence in public transport

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2026

Conference recognises the service and dedication of public transport workers and the critical importance of modern and sustainable public transport to society. Bus and rail services play a critical role in reducing poverty and advancing social inclusion. They...

EA saving plans a 'ransom'

Defend and renew our public health system

Safe Staffing Legislation — Training for Implementation

Safe Staffing = Safe Care

Flexible Working and Staff Retention in Healthcare

Build a Modern NHS

Social media abuse targeting teachers

Rebuilding Royal Mail for Workers and the Public

Public Transport

Delivering excellence in public transport

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