Public sector

ICTU is delighted to announce that there will be a May Day march and rally in Belfast on Saturday 30th April. This will be the first physical May Day rally in nearly three years and this year will be a celebration of the key and essential workers who kept our economy running during COVID-19, often...

Speaking to trade union leaders today, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy said Today’s decision of the DUP to pull out of the NI Executive is highly regrettable, but not surprising as they have been threatening this for some time. It is hoped that with the legislation going through...

Speaking after the attempted murder of a PSNI worker near Dungiven yesterday, ICTU General Secretary Patricia King said Every trade union on the island of Ireland is appalled and angry at the attempted murder yesterday of a woman and her young family for going about her work. We stand with her. A...

"The trade union movement entirely supports this protest by our public transport workers. Theirs is an act of generosity towards their fellow bus driver who was shockingly attacked last evening and a towards the brave police officers and journalists who were also assaulted while doing their job and...

The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (NIC-ICTU) is hosting its Biennial Delegate Conference (BDC) this week online. The BDC was originally planned to take place over two days last March in the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen, but was postponed for obvious reasons. The...

Management commits to address all workforce concerns in comprehensive agreement to end dispute Any council worker who loses out in the management-trade union led job evaluation process will receive between £500 and £7,500 in compensation Trade unions representing workers at Newry, Mourne and Down...