Tackling insecure work in Europe - a critical moment[News] - Issued 18 Jan 2019The good news is that employment in the EU is at a record high. The bad news is that so much of it is insecure work - and a directive currently in train needs to be tough enough to fix that. So says Esther Lynch, Confederal Secretary of ETUC. …
Owen Reidy writes on Brexit in Belfast Newsletter[News] - Issued 16 Jan 2019https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/ictu-in-absence-of-devolution-northern-ireland-needs-a-stakeholder-forum-to-examine-brexit-1-8771807
Congress statement on UK Brexit vote[News] - Issued 16 Jan 2019 Responding to the rejection of the draft Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the UK government and the EU in the House of Commons on Tuesday 15th January 2019, Patricia King, General Secretary of the ICTU stated, “while we all anticipated …
ICTU Report shows that Executive Pay continues to Climb[News] - Issued 30 Dec 2018An analysis of twenty-six companies shows that the average total pay for Irish CEOs in 2017 is increasing at a rate of 6% per annum. The ICTU study reveals that the total remuneration packages can be as much as €8.6 million for the CEO of CRH, the …
Private Sector Pay Guidelines for 2019[Press Release] - Issued 20 Dec 2018The Congress Private Sector Committee today issued guidance to unions in the private sector on how claims for increases in pay in 2019 should be framed. The Committee have advised unions, that as a minimum floor unions should seek an increase in pay …
