International

Conference notes the signi cant international developments since we last met, including . The adoption of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris. The UN Sustainable Development Agenda (Agenda 2030) and its...

Congress recognises the danger posed by extreme right-wing populism throughout Europe. At least part of the reason for this has been the tendency by EU institutions to prioritise the rights of capital over the rights of workers, and they enthusiastically...

Northern Ireland shares a border with the Republic of Ireland and workers are free to travel across that border for work and leisure as well as having no restriction on which side of the border to work. The Referendum to leave the European Union has put...

Conference notes that cross-border working is very common at present, e.g. people living on one side of the border and working on the other, freelancers and self-employed people who work in both jurisdictions, and people working for all-island companies who...

Since the EU Brexit referendum result in June 2016, the trade union movement has led the way in highlighting the challenges posed to workers and the local economy from the UK leaving the European Union. The workers in Northern Ireland, and the Republic of...

That this conference notes with concern the potential implications for the Irish economy resulting from the decision of the U.K to withdraw from the European Union. In particular, conference notes the special position of Ireland, being an Island nation, within...

Congress notes that the UK's decision to exit the EU has the potential to have a unique and disproportionately damaging impact on the people of the island of Ireland from an economic, political, social and cultural perspective. The people of the Republic of...

The current position of the UK Government for a hard exit from the EU places the Northern Ireland peace process in severe jeopardy and has serious implications for the island of Ireland as a whole. This peace agreement received the consent of the majority of...

Congress notes that: Although pay in the health service is devolved there has long been equality of pay across all four administrations. The Independent pay review body has been one element of this. However, congress also notes that: In 2010 George Osborne...

Conference is alarmed at the current political situation in Northern Ireland and in particular the impact that this is and will have on workers across the private, public and voluntary/ community sectors. While we continue to have obvious disputes and...