Social Policy

Conference reaffirms its agreed opposition to and commitment to fight; austerity, welfare cuts and all attacks on jobs and public services. The Fresh Start Agreement, designed to attack the poorest and most vulnerable in our society whilst protecting the...

Conference acknowledges the main NI political parties have sold Northern Ireland short by reaching agreement on a range of austerity measures which will be bad for workers, bad for their families and bad for the citizens of Northern Ireland. While it is...

Derry Trades Union Council notes that the "Fresh Start" Agreement between the DUP, Sinn Fein and the British and Irish Governments; Paves the way for brutal cuts to benefits which will not be mitigated by limited and temporary extra funding and a stepping up...

Conference calls upon the incoming Executive to work with its affiliated unions to: Demand the NI Executive brings forward a Northern Ireland economic growth strategy underpinned by public-led investment with a particular focus on an activist manufacturing...

Conference supports the Northern Ireland Committee on its response to the Fresh Start Agreement which acknowledges the importance of maintaining the Northern Ireland Assembly, holding our elected representatives to account while rejecting the Tory-lead welfare...

Conference congratulates the Northern Ireland Committee on its strategic response to the Fresh Start Agreement which recognises the political pressure exerted on parties in NI while rejecting all aspects of the Agreement which run counter to trade union...

Conference acknowledges the importance of the increased opposition across many countries in Europe to the austerity programmes of national governments and the European Union as a significant and positive development which should be encouraged and supported by...

Noting that the scale of unemployment is at a level which involves excessive human suffering, and is otherwise a threat to social cohesion, Conference calls on Government to respond positively to our proposals for investment in both economies on the island in...