Economy

Budget Fails Low-Paid and Low-Income Households in Face of Highest Inflation since 1984

ICTU General Secretary Patricia King said that while Budget 2023 contains a number of positive measures it falls short in terms of protecting low-paid and low-income households from the highest inflation rates in almost four decades ‘Inflation is currently running at 9%, the highest since 1984 and...

Response to the Report of the Commission on Tax and Welfare

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions acknowledges and supports the core finding of the Commission on Tax and Welfare that taxes and social insurance contributions will need to rise materially to meet long-term budgetary challenges. General Secretary Patricia King said: ‘We need to be honest with...

ICTU opposes inadequate Low Pay Commission recommendation

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has confirmed it's two nominees on the Low Pay Commission opposed the inadequate 80c increase to the National Minimum Wage. Given the current cost of living crisis and consequent income pressures on workers, ICTU and its affiliate unions have been calling for a...

Congress Budget 2023 Priorities - Raising Wages, Reducing Living Costs.

08 Sep, 2022

Budget Must Prioritise Raising Wages and Targeted Measures on Spiralling Energy Costs Launching ICTU’s Budget 2023 priorities, Patricia King ICTU General Secretary, said that the forthcoming budget must prioritise raising wages and introduce targeted measures to lift households out of energy poverty...

WRC-proposed public pay package skewed to lower paid

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) this morning (Tuesday) proposed a public service pay package aimed at resolving differences between public service unions and Government officials following over 19 hours of talks. The ICTU Public Services Committee (PSC) subsequently met to consider the...

Scrap sub-minimum wage rates for young workers

Lower minimum wage rates are outdated, out of line with EU norms and law and grossly unfair to young workers and good employers writes our social policy officer, Dr Laura Bambrick. The minimum hourly wage is the lowest rate of pay an employer can legally pay their workers. It is currently set at €10...

Ballots to commence after unions back public service pay campaign

Unions are to ramp up preparations for industrial action ballots after ICTU’s Public Services Committee (PSC) today (Wednesday) agreed to mount a coordinated union campaign on public service pay. The PSC is made up of unions representing over 90% of Ireland’s public servants. Speaking after the PSC...

Public service pay campaign to include industrial action ballots

Public service union negotiators have today (Friday) recommended a coordinated union campaign on public service pay, supported by industrial action ballots, to address the impact of soaring inflation on low and middle earners. They also said they were no longer prepared to discuss an extension of...

Working conditions in the hospitality sector - Statement to Oireachtas Committee

Opening statement to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport, and Media Working conditions and skills shortages in Ireland’s tourism and hospitality sector 29th June 2022 - Fiona Dunne On behalf of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, and the 800,000 workers we represent across the...

Unions say public service pay offer “not credible” as low and middle earners struggle

A meeting of I CTU’s Public Services Committee (PSC) has backed the union negotiators’ view that the Government’s recent pay offer could not credibly be put to ballot while low and middle-income workers struggle with soaring prices, and that an improved offer was needed to make further talks on...

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