Public sector

Speaking after last night’s decision by the DUP, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy said The decision by the DUP to return to the NI Executive will be welcomed by the thousands of workers who took strike action on 18 January. This means the Secretary of State must now deliver on his...

Speaking after the decision by the NI Secretary of State to seek an extension of the deadline to hold an assembly election, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy said Last week saw 170,000 public servants make salary sacrifices lining out in the cold streets on picket lines, talking part in...

Today in Belfast, the senior leadership of the trade union movement held an initial meeting to consider the impact of last Thursday’s generalized day of action and the ongoing industrial actions by affiliates across most parts of the public sector. Speaking after the meeting, ICTU Assistant General...

Speaking on the eve of the public sector strikes on 18 January, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy said Today in the house of Commons, Chris Heaton-Harris repeated the same discredited line he has held throughout this crisis, that fair pay for public servants is not his responsibility...

NIC-ICTU welcomes calls for pay justice from Head of NI Civil Service The head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Jayne Brady, has called for funds to be released for pay to stop the strike action being taken on Thursday by 170,000 public servants in 15 trade unions. Ms Brady said there is an...

Speaking in advance of the general day of action organised by the Irish Congress of Trade unions, Assistant General Secretary, Gerry Murphy said: The 18th of January will see the largest day of industrial action experienced here in a generation when trade unionists working across our public services...

Speaking as the conclusion of the talks on restoration of the NI Executive, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy said: Workers in Northern Ireland cannot be held hostage by this process any longer. The Secretary of State has accepted that public sector pay needs to be settled and has...

Speaking as trade unions from all sectors of NI economy and society discuss the reports of a ‘package’ at political talks today, Gerry Murphy (ICTU Assistant General Secretary) said Northern Ireland needs sustainable public finances, not quick fixes. Workers and their families cannot wait...

Trade Unions call for immediate support to resolve strike actions, with long-term transformation of NI Finance Today at Hillsborough Castle, talks on local finances will commmence between the five main NI political parties and the Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris, albeit with fewer...

Yesterday in Belfast, trade union leaders representing working people in all professions and occupations met to discuss the pressures faced by everyone in Northern Ireland compounded, by derisory pay offers and the financial decisions of the NI Secretary of State, Chris Heaton-Harris MP. Speaking...