Workplace Rights

As Pride Season is upon us, we invited long-time LGBT activist Kieran Rose to reflect on the trade union movement’s involvement in the early days of LGBT rights in Ireland - a history of which we are all proud. The fight for LGBT rights is not over and indeed is facing a backlash from some seeking...

At an ICTU seminar on the future of collective bargaining for senior trade union officials in Dublin today (Thursday), our general secretary Owen Reid said: “The full and proper transposition of the EU Adequate Minimum Wages Directive is the number one priority for the Irish trade union movement and...

President and Vice Presidents of the Conference, Distinguished delegates, On behalf of the workers of Ireland I very much welcome this year’s DG report on renewing the social contract. As the report notes, in the face of rising geopolitical instability, waning trust in governance, and deepening...

General Secretary Owen Reidy said the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and its affiliated trade unions very much welcome the unanimous recommendation of the Low Pay Commission to abolish sub-minimum wage rates for all young workers."This is an issue trade unions have been campaigning on for many years...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called for the State to introduce legal protection and rights for workers to join a union as Ireland celebrates its first Trade Union Week with events happening across the island to promote the benefits of trade union membership. Running between 29th April and...

“As President of Ireland, may I send my very best wishes to all those celebrating May Day, be they in Ireland or across the world. May Day, International Workers’ Day, is one of the most important days of the year for expressing the shared solidarity of workers wherever they may be and in whatever...

Bohemian Football Club, in collaboration with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, has announced the release of its third-choice kit for 2024. The kit, which was worn for the first time at a recent match against Dundalk FC, is in support of ICTU’s Better in a Trade Union campaign, which promotes the...

I rish Congress of Trade Unions and the Health and Safety Authority are appealing to more employers to follow the Safety Representative model to foster a workplace safety culture It comes as a ceremony was held in Dublin today to mark Workers’ Memorial Day 459 people died in work-related incidents...