Arts & Cultural Workers

In Northern Ireland, government investment in the Arts has fallen by 30% in cash terms over the last six years. When inflation is taken into account this is closer to 40%. Further reductions and cuts will have significant detrimental impacts on Equity members and worsen the per capita spend for Northern Ireland compared to other countries in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

This motion calls upon the ICTU Northern Ireland Committee to continue campaigning for greater recognition of the contribution our members make to the cultural and economic development of Northern Ireland, and that this recognition should be reflected in the funding allocated to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.