Motions

Conference notes that at the time of writing, Northern Ireland has been without a devolved power-sharing Government for over 2 years. Conference believes that this represents a damning indictment of the failure of our elected politicians to genuinely share...

Congress asserts that nepotism is still a problem across the public sector in Northern Ireland but particularly in Education. Congress believes that in too many schools, teachers and support staff are not appointed solely on merit but on a ‘who you know’ basis...

That this conference reasserts its support for a wholly publicly-owned NHS providing locally- accessible healthcare to all, free at the point of delivery and funded adequately through general and progressive taxation – that is for an NHS based on its...

This conference recognises the disaster that welfare reform has been for the poorest in our communities in Northern Ireland. Low paid workers have been hit particularly hard by Universal Credit and, for them, there have been no mitigations payments available...

The Governing Body of a further education college is responsible for securing the efficient, effective management of the college, determining its strategic direction, appointing senior staff and ensuring that the college acts as a responsible employer. UCU are...

Congress notes the murder of NUJ member, journalist and activist Lyra McKee by the self-styled New IRA in Creggan, Derry on 18th April 2019. The murder of a worker in the line of duty evoked outrage across the world. The fact that Lyra was a young...

Conference notes that international organisations such as the IMF, the World Bank, and the OECD have, over recent years, begun to publicly acknowledge – often in contrast to their previous positions – the negative implications of widening inequality...

This conference: • Understands the importance of pooling our resources to meet the challenges facing working people, their communities and the unions that represent them. • Values the unity that exists between workers in the private, public, and community...

The retail sector is witnessing an increasing number of employers deploying significant resources and energy to ensure their extremely profitable businesses either remain union free or that existing union structures are undermined. This is a coordinated...

Conference notes that since the foundation of our movement, trade unions have had to face down the scourge of precarious work on this Island. Today exploitative work practices exist in both traditional and newer forms. A significant proportion of the working...