Economy

ICTU call for an increase of €2 to the national minimum wage

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has argued in its submission to the Low Pay Commission that the national minimum wage should be increased in January 2024 by €2 to €13.30. Owen Reidy General Secretary of Congress said “low paid workers on the national minimum wage are hurting disproportionately in...

Workers and the EU - Reflections on Ireland's Membership

08 May, 2023

To mark 50 years of Ireland in the European Union, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has published this collection of essays by current and former trade union leaders reflecting on the impact of EU membership on workers’ rights over the years. Our general secretary Owen Reidy said: “While...

No surprise Ireland found in breach of Labour Rights in European Social Charter - ICTU

It comes as little surprise to the Irish trade union movement that the state and government find itself in breach of a range of labour rights in particular the right to organise, to collective bargaining, and the disproportionate deductions for young workers when it comes to the implementation of...

No case for retention of temporary VAT rate for hospitality industry - ICTU

ICTU has said that there is no logical case for the retention of the 9% ‘temporary’ reduction in VAT for the hospitality industry as suggested in a report by the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation today. Congress General Secretary Owen Reidy said, “Like all businesses, the hospitality sector...

Irish Trade Unions and the EU (O'Donovan P, July 1999)

04 Jan, 2023

On 01 January 2023, Ireland marked 50 years as a member of the EEC (now EU). This followed a referendum on Ireland’s membership of the EEC in which an overwhelming 83% of voters supported the move. But back in 1972 a special delegate conference of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions had decided, by a...

ICTU support the call from the INMO for mandated mask wearing in congregated settings

The ICTU General Secretary, Owen Reidy today supported the call from the INMO for mandated mask wearing in congregated settings. He said "The annual winter health crisis is clearly worse this year due to a number of factors. We are very concerned for our frontline workers in our hospitals and in...

Pay Bargaining Guidance for Private Sector Unions 2023

The Congress Private Sector Committee has published Pay Bargaining Guidance for Unions in the Private Sector for 2023. The Committee has taken note of the various forecasts of the likely rate of inflation and core inflation in the coming year and has recommended the unions seek to secure, where...

ICTU welcomes supreme court CETA ruling

ICTU welcomes the confirmation provided by the Supreme Court today that the Government’s proposed ratification of the ‘Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement’ (CETA) between the EU and Canada is unconstitutional under Irish law. ICTU General Secretary Owen Reidy said: ‘ICTU has long argued...

Tributes to 'trailblazer' Patricia King and her legacy

After seven years as ICTU General Secretary, Patricia King stepped down at a recent meeting of the Executive Council. Patricia King began her early career in the mid 1970's as a shop steward for clerical workers in what was a man’s world, a British motor car assembly factory in Crumlin. She began...

Dr. Laura Bambrick statement to Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise Trade and Employment

Opening statement by Dr Laura Bambrick, Irish Congress of Trade Unions to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment Chair, Deputies, Senators : On behalf of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, I would like to thank the Committee for the invitation to input into your...

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