Congress stands with workers at RTÉ
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has expressed grave concern at the ongoing crisis in RTÉ and called on the board of the public service broadcaster to make the restoration of public trust a key priority. Owen Reidy, General Secretary said: “Public service broadcasting is vital to the functioning...
Artificial Intelligence in the workplace - Dr. Laura Bambrick
Opening statement by Dr Laura Bambrick to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment on AI in the workplace Chair, Deputies, Senators, On behalf of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions I would like to thank the Committee for the invitation to input in to your discussions on...
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...
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...
Twitter job cuts highlights the need for 'fair and strong labour standards'
Congress General Secretary Owen Reidy said 'the decision by Twitter, given its recent takeover to restructure and lay off some staff in Dublin, is not in itself unusual. But what is appalling is the manner and approach the company has taken. The social media platform has become incredibly successful...
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...
