Stormont House Agreement

Motion no
9
Biennial Delegate Conference 2015
Conference expresses its concern at a number of core elements of the Stormont House Agreement (SHA) which was agreed by the main political parties in Northern Ireland in December 2014. Conference recognises the need to strengthen the peace process and for this...
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Recognition of Palestinian State Good for Peace Process


In the aftermath of the Israeli election - won by the Binyamin Netanyahu's Likud Party - Sir Vincent Fean argues that official recognition of the Palestinian state will bolster efforts to bring a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Sir Vincent served as British Consul-General in Jerusalem from 2010...
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UnionMIgrantNet registration portal opens


The ETUC led UnionMigrantNet portal is now ready and full operational. Following a Network Building Conference in Turin in 2014, and after one year of pilot action and testing phase, the network is now open to all those who wish to join it. The portal is composed of two sections: 1. a " social...
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Ulster Unions Say No!


Peter Bunting, Congress Assistant General Secretary On a cold Monday in January, the Belfast Telegraph reported that a 'straw poll' of local employers agreed that a big cut in Corporation Tax in NI would be good for them. Hold the front page. The unscientific poll was concocted at a seminar...
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Who Remembers Charlie Hebdo?


Séamus Dooley, Irish Secretary, NUJ Every morning I click on the International Federation of Journalists' website. On the top right hand corner there's a black countdown clock. It details the number of journalists and media staff killed so far this year. As I write – on January 29 - that number...
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