TTIP

Motion no
11
Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2016
“This Conference is extremely concerned by ongoing international trade negotiations that will most certainly endanger government’s ability to regulate, and citizen’s rights to access basic public services; e.g. water, health and energy all for the sake of...
Adopted

TTIP

Motion no
10
Northern Ireland Committee Biennial Delegate Conference 2016
Conference notes the ongoing campaigns to oppose the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership. While some public events have been organised to raise awareness of the impact on local communities and services, conference notes that not enough is known...
Adopted
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STARTING OVER?


Assistant General Secretary Peter Bunting outlines initial reactions to the Fresh Start Agreement in Northern Ireland On November 17, the Fresh Start agreement was signed off by the UK and Irish governments and the two largest parties on the Northern Ireland Executive. At the time of writing, the...
Monopoly board game dice, economy, money

WHO'S AFRAID OF DENIS O'BRIEN?


NUJ IRISH SECRETARY SEAMUS DOOLEY ASKS WHY THE GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO TACKLE MEDIA MONOPOLIES While it is now Congress policy to support the establishment of a Commission on the Future of the Media in Ireland, I am not naí¯ve enough to believe that it will top the agenda at many union meetings...
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NEW EMPLOYMENT ORDERS MARK SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE IN CAMPAIGN AGAINST LOW PAY


The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said the signing into law today (Oct. 1) of two new Employment Regulation Orders (EROs) marks "a significant advance in the trade union campaign against low pay and precarious employment." Congress General Secretary Patricia King said the restoration of the...

Co-ordinated Industrial Action on Pay

Motion no
8
Biennial Delegate Conference 2015
That this Congress believes that the UK Tory government's much-heralded recovery is a recovery only for the wealthy, as the 1,000 richest in the UK increased their wealth by £70 billion in the last year. This exposes the lie that there is less money around for...
Adopted
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Battle for Decent Work at heart of Dunnes Dispute


On Thursday April 2, the battle for Decent Work will spill over onto picket lines the length and breadth of the country. Unionised workers at Dunnes Stores will strike for 24 hours in a bid to end the precarious work practices of their employer. The stoppages will continue until the practices change...
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