PDFORRA and RACO - Congress statement to Joint Oireachtas Committee
ICTU Industrial Officer, Liam Berney and Dr.Laura Bambrick, Social Policy Officer Opening Statement to the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Heads of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023 (February 20 2024) Chair, Deputies, Senators 1. On behalf of the Irish...
Pay Bargaining Guidance for Unions in the Private Sector for 2024
The Congress Private Sector Committee has published Pay Bargaining Guidance for Unions in the Private Sector for 2024. The committee stated that based on an analysis of the prevailing conditions in the private sector of the economy the PSC believes that in 2024, it is appropriate for unions in the...
Time to hold business accountable for their impact on human rights and the environment!
Below is a guest blog from our colleague, Isabelle Schömann, ETUC Deputy General Secretary, on this Friday's vote to hold businesses accountable for their impact on human rights and the environment. The European Council will deliberate and vote on this legislative proposal on Friday 9 February...
NI workers make history in mass protest over pay
Tens of thousands of public sector workers made history on January 18th, on what was the largest single day of strike action ever in NI. Unions attended rallies in Belfast and Belfast, Derry, Omagh, Magherafelt, and Enniskillen. Many of the workers have not had a pay increase for 3 years and took to...
IBEC call for a halt in employment improvements wrong and shameful
ICTU General Secretary Owen Reidy has said, "IBEC’s call today for a halt in progress on employment rights is unacceptable and shouldn’t be tolerated. Many workers in Ireland remain seriously affected by the cost-of-living crisis. The NMW has increased this year but it should be remembered that this...
Owen Reidy's message ahead of a massive day of strikes in NI
At today’s Executive Council meeting of the ICTU unanimous support was voiced for all our Northern Ireland affiliate unions engaging in industrial across Northern Ireland tomorrow. Speaking after the meeting Owen Reidy General Secretary of Congress stated, “All our affiliate unions in the Republic...
ICTU concern at 20% job cuts at RTE
The Executive Council of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has expressed grave concern at RTE's proposals to reduce staff by 20% as part of the strategy announced by Director General Kevin Bakhurst this week. At it's monthly meeting, the Executive Council expressed solidarity with the RTE Group of...
