Motions

This conference recognises the extremely serious challenges facing the very existence of the trade union movement in Ireland and fully accepts the absolute necessity to respond with an appropriate and resourced plan of action to reverse current trends...

That this conference instructs the incoming ICTU Executive Council to address the matter of all ICTU af liated unions providing a special fund, to be controlled by the Executive Council, to develop and expand the role of Trade Councils, particularly with...

That as part of its role in promoting worker welfare, ICTU's analysis of the working conditions proposed in national pay agreements include scrutiny of the following areas and be disseminated to all members prior to balloting: A clear exposition of proposed...

This conference directs that, if at the next election to the Seanad, the ICTU has a part in the nomination process of candidates to the Seanad, the selection of those nominated in the name of ICTU is made by rank and le members by way of ballot of all...

Conference notes that: IFUT and SIPTU work in harmony together in UCD, UCC, TCD, Maynooth and NUI Galway and that no precedent is being set in terms of membership or spheres of inf uence. Prior to 1 October, 2016 SIPTU had sole negotiating rights in DCU and...

Conference notes the continuing failure in both parts of Ireland to develop a strong and outward looking high-productivity indigenous enterprise sector. While welcoming the contribution of multinational enterprises to the domestic economy, especially in the...

Mindful of the fact that banks in the Republic of Ireland have returned to pro tability and that the banks in Northern Ireland are also returning to pro t. Acknowledging the role that bank staff have played over the past decade in restoring stability and con...

Congress notes that the UK's decision to exit the EU has the potential to have a unique and disproportionately damaging impact on the people of the island of Ireland from an economic, political, social and cultural perspective. The people of the Republic of...

That this conference notes with concern the potential implications for the Irish economy resulting from the decision of the U.K to withdraw from the European Union. In particular, conference notes the special position of Ireland, being an Island nation, within...

Since the EU Brexit referendum result in June 2016, the trade union movement has led the way in highlighting the challenges posed to workers and the local economy from the UK leaving the European Union. The workers in Northern Ireland, and the Republic of...