Motions

Conference instructs the incoming National Executive Council of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to engage with the current Government to halt the decline of the services that the citizens of Ireland have been denied over the past three years, with the...

Congress expresses its grave concern at developments in Bus Eireann in recent months which necessitated its workers to strike to defend their agreed terms and conditions against attempts by its management to force through cuts in these which is tantamount to...

Conference expresses its deep concern at the increased sectarian tension and polarisation of communities. This has not been assisted by the current political impasse. In response Congress reiterates its total opposition to sectarianism in all its forms. In...

Congress recognises the danger posed by extreme right-wing populism throughout Europe. At least part of the reason for this has been the tendency by EU institutions to prioritise the rights of capital over the rights of workers, and they enthusiastically...

Conference notes the signi cant international developments since we last met, including . The adoption of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris. The UN Sustainable Development Agenda (Agenda 2030) and its...

The Irish Government has just taken up a seat on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and will be represented by the Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation. The ILO is the only tripartite U.N. agency, and since 1919 brings together governments...

This conference applauds the ICTU Executive Council and Congress af liates, as well as Trade Union Friends of Palestine, for the wide range of actions taken to highlight the injustices suffered by the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation, colonisation...

Conference congratulates the Northern Ireland Committee on its strategic response to the Fresh Start Agreement which recognises the political pressure exerted on parties in NI while rejecting all aspects of the Agreement which run counter to trade union...

Conference supports the Northern Ireland Committee on its response to the Fresh Start Agreement which acknowledges the importance of maintaining the Northern Ireland Assembly, holding our elected representatives to account while rejecting the Tory-lead welfare...

Conference calls upon the incoming Executive to work with its affiliated unions to: Demand the NI Executive brings forward a Northern Ireland economic growth strategy underpinned by public-led investment with a particular focus on an activist manufacturing...