Motions

Derry Trades Union Council notes that the "Fresh Start" Agreement between the DUP, Sinn Fein and the British and Irish Governments; Paves the way for brutal cuts to benefits which will not be mitigated by limited and temporary extra funding and a stepping up...

Conference acknowledges the main NI political parties have sold Northern Ireland short by reaching agreement on a range of austerity measures which will be bad for workers, bad for their families and bad for the citizens of Northern Ireland. While it is...

Conference reaffirms its agreed opposition to and commitment to fight; austerity, welfare cuts and all attacks on jobs and public services. The Fresh Start Agreement, designed to attack the poorest and most vulnerable in our society whilst protecting the...

Conference notes that the referendum on membership of the European Union (EU) will be held by the end of 2017 and could be as early as June/July 2016. This will be an important decision for workers in Northern Ireland. A number of key workers' rights and...

Conference calls upon the incoming Executive to work with its affiliated unions to: Campaign for the return of Northern Ireland Electricity to the ownership and control of Northern Ireland allowing the adoption of a pricing policy which will support the...

Conference notes that a large number of Northern Ireland Housing Executive tenants received letters in mid-February telling them that it is proposed to sell their homes to housing associations. Conference believes that the interests of tenants and of the...

Conference notes the ongoing campaigns to oppose the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership. While some public events have been organised to raise awareness of the impact on local communities and services, conference notes that not enough is known...

“This Conference is extremely concerned by ongoing international trade negotiations that will most certainly endanger government’s ability to regulate, and citizen’s rights to access basic public services; e.g. water, health and energy all for the sake of...

Ulster Television was an independent cash rich television broadcasting company that paid very little for its television franchise yet continued to maximise its profits without really investing much in its programme and broadcasting production output within...

"Conference recognises that austerity’s affects are most severe on the most vulnerable, both individuals and communities. Conference notes with alarm that rural communities have suffered worst from cuts to services, which have had a severe impact on the...