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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...

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...

Letter of condolence to French Ambassador

09 Jan, 2015

Formal letter of condolence from Congress, to French ambassador, following Charlie Hebdo attack

Congress mourns loss of true internationalist comrade

Congress is mourning the loss of our comrade Brendan Archbold today (28 November 2014). Brendan was a former Chair of our Global Solidarity Committee and was a leading trade union voice in campaigns to support workers rights around the world. He was best known for his role in the Dunnes Stores Anti...

Launch of Polish Network

Today, 26 September, 2014, marked the launch of the trade union Polish Network in Ireland. Official website here Minister of State for Equality, New Communities and Culture, Aodhan O Riordain, launched the network and wished it well, looking forward to working with us into the future. Mr Piotr...

Greek Article July 2014

24 Jul, 2014

Letter re Gulf Trade Delegation

10 Jan, 2014

Letter to An Taoiseach re trade and human rights in the Gulf States, Jan 2014

Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela

12 Dec, 2013

Address by David Begg, Nelson Mandela Memorial Service, December 12, 2013

Letter to South African people

11 Dec, 2013

Letter handed to South African government representatives by former Dunnes strikers attending Nelson Mandela's funeral. The letter was written by Congress, John Douglas

Congress protests at arrest of prominent Colombian Trade Union leader

Congress has written to the Colombian Ambassador to express in the strongest possible terms our outrage at the recent detention of the trade union leader Huber Ballesteros and to call for the necessary steps to be taken to ensure Mr Ballesteros is released without delay. We have also requested...

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