Public sector

Privatisation and Public Services

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

This conference is concerned that there is what appears to be a blind faith in handing public funds to private companies to deliver what was public sector work. The recent collapse of Carillion demonstrated clearly the expense of privatisation and the clear...

Adopted

Public Services in Crisis

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Conference our public services are in crisis. The basic economic reason for this, if we look at spending alone makes clear the reason why. In terms of day to day spending since 2010 we have endured an 8% reduction in spending. While the consequences of this...

Adopted

Safer Workplaces

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Congress is alarmed by the blatant disregard in too many post-primary schools of the Health, Safety and Welfare of teachers, support staff and students in practical subjects. Congress is deeply concerned that in response to requests by some principals a...

Adopted

Facility Time

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Conference condemns the attempt by Civil Service Management to attack the longstanding secondment arrangements which have been in place for many years on two of NIPSA’s high profile activists. This runs alongside the attempts to or stop the facility time of...

Adopted

Better Work Better Lives

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

This Conference congratulates the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Northern Ireland Committee) on the launch of the “Better Work Better Lives” campaign which is aimed at bringing better quality work opportunities to the Northern Ireland economy. In launching...

Adopted

Better Work Better Lives

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2018

Conference notes the challenges faced by workers in both the private and public sectors in Northern Ireland. We have endured nearly a decade of austerity from the UK government and the NI Assembly leading to cuts to our public services, the 1% pay cap and more...

Adopted

Launch of the Better Work Better Lives Campaign

21 Nov, 2017

Trades unionists play part in major NI-wide campaign for proper wages, decent work & essential investment The trade union movement in Northern Ireland, comprising of 30 unions organising and representing the interests of 200,000 workers has come together to campaign for Better Work, Better Lives - a...

Launch of NI Joint Declaration of Protection

26 Oct, 2017

Recognising the significant changes in the composition of the workforce of Northern Ireland and in particular its increasing diversity the Northern Ireland Employment Relations Roundtable launched a Joint Declaration of Protection (for Dignity at Work and Inclusive Working Environment) at the Spires...

Health and Social Services – Time for Radical Change

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2016

Our health and social care system is once again awash with a series of reviews. This continuous review syndrome has been used as a smokescreen to avoid the radical change necessary to produce a public health system to meet the needs of the people. Meanwhile...

Adopted

Maximising the public health workforce

Motion no

Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2016

The Public Health Agency (PHA) recognises that reducing health inequalities is central to ensuring economic and social progress and that reducing entrenched health inequalities is not something that the PHA alone can achieve. In 2015 the Royal Society of...

Adopted

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Better Work Better Lives

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