Tag: NIC-ICTU
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Stormont Health Committee to hear of challenges facing NI Health & Social Care
Unite’s Kevin McAdam to present on behalf of Unite and NIC-ICTU health committee Northern Ireland health workers have seen a 16% drop in pay over the past five years and are now the lowest paid in the UK October 5th: Kevin McAdam, Unite lead officer with responsibility for Health, spoke ahead of his appearance before…
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Unanimous support for Unite proposal to reintroduce student maintenance grants and a Living wage for apprentices
NIC-ICTU Biennial Delegates Conference endorses union’s call for strict enforcement of working time directive to stop exploitation of apprentices Access to public procurement contracts and grant-aid should be contingent on paying a Living Wage and meeting a 10% apprentice threshold April 13th: Speaking after the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions…
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NIC-ICTU biennial delegates’ conference backs Unite proposal to bring Energy sector back into local ownership and accountability
Conference also endorses call for a British-Irish rail interconnector and rail electrification April 12th: Speaking after the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Biennial Delegates’ Conference in Derry/Londonderry endorsed his union’s radical economic proposals, Jimmy Kelly, Ireland Secretary of Unite, welcomed the decision: “Unite’s membership has borne the brunt of the…
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Outgoing NIC-ICTU chair challenges policy of ‘blood sacrifice’ of 20,000 public sector workers to pay for lowering corporation tax
Warns Stormont that it cannot turn the Trade Union movement on and off when there are difficulties with the Peace Process Trade union movement must apply methods of yesterday, in conditions of today, for a better tomorrow April 12th: Jackie Pollock, chair of the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and…