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Owen Reidy writes on Brexit in Belfast Newsletter
Jan 16 2019, 15:50 ICTU
https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/opinion/ictu-in-absence-of-devolution-northern-ireland-needs-a-stakeholder-forum-to-examine-brexit-1-8771807- Congress statement on UK Brexit vote ICTU Responding to the rejection of the draft Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the UK government and the EU in the House of Commons on Tuesday 15th January 2019, Patricia King, General Secretary of the ICTU stated, “while we all anticipated the rejection of the draft Withdrawal Agreement in …
- ICTU Report shows that Executive Pay continues to Climb ICTU An analysis of twenty-six companies shows that the average total pay for Irish CEOs in 2017 is increasing at a rate of 6% per annum. The ICTU study reveals that the total remuneration packages can be as much as €8.6 million for the CEO of CRH, the buildings material business, to €3.6 …
- Public Sector Pay Guidelines for 2019 ICTU The Congress Private Sector Committee today issued guidance to unions in the private sector on how claims for increases in pay in 2019 should be framed. The Committee have advised unions, that as a minimum floor unions should seek an increase in pay in the private sector of 3.4%. The Chair of the …
- Private Sector Pay Guidelines for 2019 ICTU The Congress Private Sector Committee today issued guidance to unions in the private sector on how claims for increases in pay in 2019 should be framed. The Committee have advised unions, that as a minimum floor unions should seek an increase in pay in the private sector of 3.4%. The Chair of the …
- Irish Times report on university education and congress concerns ICTU See Irish Times Report 18 December highlighting Congress concerns on funding of university education.
- Education must be unconstrained by employers' influence ICTU The Irish Congress of Trade Unions General Secretary, Patricia King has requested an urgent meeting with the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD to raise the grave concerns of Congress with media reports of his predecessor, Richard Bruton’s plan to give business and industry a …
- Congress Statement on Grafton College ICTU Congress statement on Grafton College The General Secretary of Congress Patricia King has voiced Congress support for teachers and staff at Grafton College language school which recently closed down. Patricia King expressed concern that trade union members had not been paid by the owner and should …
- Congress calls for concrete Just Transition actions at Oireachtas Climate Action Committee ICTU The Irish Congress of Trade Unions and members of our Energy and Natural Resources Committee, tonight called for concrete Just Transition measures in a meeting with the Oireachtas Climate Action Committee this evening (4th December). Opening statement available here. You can view a video of …