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Congress Seeks ‘Cast Iron Guarantees’ on new EU Just Transition Funding
Jan 17 2020, 15:53 ICTU
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called for “cast iron guarantees” that EU funding for the transition from peat production in the Midlands will be used to support the creation of decent jobs and to assist in a Just Transition for workers in the sector. This follows the recent announcement from EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that some €30 million would be made available to support the transition process in the Midlands, as part of a proposed new Just …- ICTU Executive welcomes opportunities for workers after return of devolution to Stormont ICTU Welcoming the return of devolution at Stormont and power sharing involving all five major NI parties, ICTU General Secretary Patricia King spoke on behalf of the trade union movement in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, as the ICTU Executive discussed the New Decade, New Approach …
- Living in a Direct Provision Centre - one woman describes her experiences as a child growing up in Mosney ICTU The issue of Direct Provision Centres and the difficulties faced by immigrants are dealt with in our latest blog on this page. Nigerian born woman, Elizabeth Adeyemo writes about herexperiences living in a Direct Provision Centre in Mosney, County Meath for seven years. Shegraduated from Maynooth …
- Age and sex discrimination in the workplace ICTU Commenting on the recent Work Relations Commission case relating to Anne Roper, the former RTÉ Producer, ICTU Industrial Officer Liam Berney said: "the Government needs to work with employers and unions to bring certainty and clarity to people coming towards retirement age". RTÉ said it …
- Congress reaction on the return of power-sharing at Stormont ICTU Congress Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy said today “we welcome the return of devolution and power-sharing, we look forward to engaging with government and all departments to ensure the voice and interests of workers is heard and heeded by our new five-party government”@owenreidy …
- Australian bush fires and climate denial ICTU The extended bushfire season in Australia has wreaked havoc on communities, with 8.4 billion hectares of land burnt, and lives, homes and livelihoods lost along with up to a billion animals. The Insurance Council of Australia estimates the cost of insurance claims will reach US$485 million, and …
- Investing in a Just Transisition - NERI ICTU Our colleagues in NERI have unveiled a brand new website,https://www.nerinstitute.net/ featuring some provocative ideas on subjects such as Just Transition, which is often discussed but perhaps not fully understood. The following is an article by Ciarán Nugent and Paul Goldrick-Kelly, …
- School secretaries protest ICTU An estimated 1,000 school secretaries staged a work stoppage recently (Friday last) to protest at pay and conditions. Fórsa has called on Minister McHugh and his officials to confirm the Government’s willingness to discuss an entirely new pay structure to replace the existing two-tier …
- The ITUC calls on the governments of the US and Iran to put people and the values of peace and human rights above aggression and threats of war. ICTU US President Donald Trump's reckless order to assassinate Qasem Soleimani, leader of Iran's notorious Revolutionary Guard, poses an imminent threat to world peace. In its response, the Iranian regime has announced that it will reverse crucial parts of the Iran nuclear agreement and retaliate …