Public sector

Speaking after staff were withdrawn from the Ports of Belfast and Larne after sinister threats from unknown people, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy called for "these threats to be immediately lifted from whoever is making these threats, and for elected representatives to dial down the...

Joint UNITE, NIPSA, SIPTU and GMB Press Release Industrial action escalates at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council as mediated talks collapse after management refuse trade union proposal to end dispute All four staff trade unions, Unite, GMB, NIPSA and SIPTU, warn work-to-rule will result in...

Joint UNITE, NIPSA, SIPTU and GMB Press Release Members of all four staff trade unions, Unite, GMB, NIPSA and SIPTU, will commence work-to-rule from January 4 th, second 24-hour strike date confirmed for January 27 th Councillors warned that work-to-rule will result in severe disruption to council...

Joint UNITE, NIPSA, SIPTU and GMB Press Release Members of all four staff trade unions, Unite, GMB, NIPSA and SIPTU, forced into picket lines from 6am tomorrow [Thursday, December 3 rd] In a joint trade union side statement and ahead of the industrial action, workforce representatives laid the blame...

All four staff trade unions, Unite, GMB, NIPSA and SIPTU, agree first twenty-four hour action to defend pay and conditions In a joint trade union side statement, workforce representatives laid the blame for the 'regrettable' industrial dispute at the feet of council management who had failed to...

Joint UNITE, GMB, NIPSA, SIPTU Press Release Trade unions call for council management to address workers' grievances and avoid unnecessary and serious disruption to vital council services including cleansing and bin collections UNITE, GMB, NIPSA and SIPTU to agree plan for escalation and potential...

Speaking ahead of the expected NI Executive announcement on the Covid-19 pandemic, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy said: "The Northern Ireland Executive have some big decisions to make in the face of increasing levels of C19 transmission. The decisions are challenging for any government...

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...

This statement provides an update on the McCloud litigation on transitional protections in public service pension schemes and the implications for the devolved schemes in Northern Ireland. The statement has been agreed with Management Side and Trade Union Side. The statement was originally agreed in...