Northern Ireland

Motion no
1
Biennial Delegate Conference 2017
Congress notes that the recent political instability has left a political vacuum in Northern Ireland at an incredibly challenging time in light of seeking to deal with the consequences of the triggering of Article 50 and the forthcoming Brexit process...
Adopted
Forest fire climate change environment

Unions condemn Trump's withdrawal from Paris Agreement


Trade Unions in the United States and around the world, have condemned President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. We are not fooled by false promises of a sustainable future in fossil fuel industries and are clearer than ever that there are no jobs on a dead planet. AFL-CIO President...
Esther Lynch European Trade Union Confederation ETUC

European Pillar of Social Rights Offers New Hope for Social Europe


The EU is slowly emerging from the worst economic crisis in its history. One of major casualties of that crisis was the European Social Model, undermined and weakened by the official response to a meltdown in the financial system. Fundamental social rights and public services have been sacrificed...
palestine protest

Bethlehem Passport presented to INTO employee and SIPTU member Elaine Daly


In October 2016, Elaine Daly was awarded honorary citizenship of the city of Bethlehem and presented with a "Bethlehem Passport". The passport is issued by the Open Bethlehem Campaign in partnership with the Governate of Bethlehem. It does not grant actual citizenship - but is rather a symbolic...
Huber Ballesteros Colombia

Congress visits Colombian Trade Union political prisoner


Congress Vice President, Kevin Callinan, yesterday (1 December 2016) visited union leader and political prisoner, Huber Ballesteros, in his prison cell the day after the Colombian Congress ratified the peace agreement. The struggle goes on. More on Huber and other political prisoners in Colombia...
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