Economy

Conference notes that the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement can only be realised by way of a Just Transition that ensures: “...workers, communities, employers and Government (engage) in social dialogue to drive the...

This conference, in the interest of equality, calls for a campaign for the 6 months limit in the Payment of Wages Act 1991 for claiming unpaid wages be abolished and allow workers to claim all arrears due to them as another step in the battle against wage...

Conference notes the shortage of apprentices in a number of crafts in the construction sector. This is compounded by the fact that employers in the sector are refusing to recognise qualifications as a requirement to employment. Employers have created an...

Conference remains deeply concerned at the impact on domestic seafarers from ferry operators’ recruitment of foreign crews on rates of pay below legal minimum wage rates on both sides of the Irish Sea. For example, Conference notes that Seatruck, Irish Ferries...

Securing decent jobs in the financial services is the core aim of Financial Services Union (FSU). A declining traditional retail banking sector has seen the loss of thousands of decent jobs. These jobs had union recognition, good conditions, pensions and...

This conference calls for all publicly funded projects to only be awarded on the basis of total compliance with Sectoral Employment Orders, Registered Employment Agreements and National Collective Employment Agreements where applicable and that any contractor...

Conference believes that awarding public contracts to anti-trade union companies facilitates and encourages anti-worker behaviour on the part of employers. By awarding contracts to companies which do not respect the right of staff to collectively bargain the...

Conference acknowledges the work of the Executive Council on the issue of bogus self- employment. This work practice has been bought to the fore in the media and has brought an awareness of the issue to the public in general. This precarious work practice...

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...

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...