We all made history on 18 January.
The largest single day of strike action ever in NI.
The reasons are not history, however.
This remains current affairs & news.
"We will win!"
#PayJustice
@irishcongress
@GMurphyAGS
THREAD
With all of the debate on the protocol it is essential that we remember the facts. The UK government freely negotiated and agreed the protocol with the EU. 1/
Today trade unionists from all across NI sent Season’s Greetings to
@chhcalling
@SteveBakerHW
@NIOgov
Our message is clear and will be repeated throughout December.
It’s time for a
#FairDeal
for Northern Ireland and its workers!
“NI Workers cannot be held hostage by this process any longer.
@chhcalling
has accepted that public sector pay needs to be settled & that he has the money to settle it
@GMurphyAGS
A worker’s pay is not some bauble to be dangled in a political negotiation"
2 Yrs ago
@RMTunion
“P&O owners DP World, which is owned by the Government of Dubai, will pay £270m dividend to shareholders while at the same time demanding another £150m from the British taxpayer to keep their operation going”
JOINT STATEMENT
Working people must not pay the price of
@10DowningStreet
actions.
UK must honour int’l agreement it signed.
They need to get back around the table w/ EU & reach agreement that protects jobs, livelihoods & GFA.
@owenreidy
@FrancesOGrady
CITY HALL PROTEST: Translink workers protest at City Hall this morning about the events on last night's Bus attack on the Shankill Road. Unions GMB and Unite are seeking their members are given safety assurances from police, local representatives and Translink.
⚡️STRIKE DAY⚡️
UNISON members join the crowd at Belfast City Hall for the
@NIC_ICTU
Workers Demand Better, Health & Education Rally for fair pay and decent services.
#healthservicestrike
Come to the Belfast Climate March & Rally tomorrow, Saturday 6/11!
The Parade will be led by young climate activists - also blocs for Biodiversity, Human Rights, XR, Migrants & Trade Unions.
Bring flags & banners!
Assemble 12 Noon Cornmarket.
#JustTransition
NEW FROM
@NIC_ICTU
Detailed proposals for:
(1) short-term issue of NI budget
(2)medium-term plan for ambitious investment & reforms to drive better delivery of public services
(3) long term realignment of our economy to achieve fiscal sustainability
GS
@irishcongress
Patricia King and
@owenreidy
pay tribute:
John wished “to see an Ireland of partnership where we wage war on want and poverty, where we build together a future that can be as great as our dreams allow.”
The moral case for fair pay has been conceded by
@cchcalling
when he accepted these essential public servants deserve a raise.
He confirmed he has money available to make the necessary payments.
Yet he’s refusing to release the necessary funds.
1 in 7 newly bereaved workers in Northern Ireland aren't offered a single day of paid leave to grieve the death of a loved one. We're proud to be a member of the new Coalition for Bereaved Workers - a collective of charities and trade unions campaigning for change.
Excited for our first
#MayDay
rally and march in Belfast in nearly three years - 30 April 2022; 12 noon for speeches, 12.30 march-off. Dust off your trade union banners - celebrate
#EssentialWorkers
demand
#StrongerWorkersRights
Trade Unions call for sustainable public finances, not quick fixes.
@GMurphyAGS
"A lasting settlement to this crisis requires engagement with the Trade Union movement. We stand ready to contribute to this process.”
Thanks to
@bpas1968
for providing this essential healthcare service for NI women in this time of crisis. This shouldn't have to happen and
@healthdpt
needs to urgently address this issue.
@All4Choice
We can no longer stand by while women in
#NorthernIreland
are forced to travel to England for abortion care during
#covid
ー19, despite the fact abortion is now legal in NI.
That's why today we have launched a telemedical service to send NI women abortion pills by post.
#NowForNI
Mel made a very significant contribution to
@NIC_ICTU
through his role as a tutor &an activist on
@CraigavonTC
Our sincere condolences to Mel's colleagues
@TrademarkBF
In particular, we extend our condolences to Mel’s’ family who will feel his lost most.
And we’re underway. Warm and welcoming greetings from mayors of Dublin &
@belfastcc
to over 300 (social distanced) trade Union delegates at ICC Waterfront Hall
@irishcongress
#BDC21
It is not acceptable or credible that those who demanded a hard Brexit now say the 'protocol must go!' This simplistic rhetoric misleads and abuses the electorate and encourages division. 6/
"There is money on the table but so far it's not forthcoming.
@cchcalling
says we have a pay rise potentially on the table but until the Executive is running, you're not going to get that. Workers across the public sector should not be used as pawns."
We are bereft after news that Pamela Dooley has passed on.
Her long & loyal service to
@UNISONNI
& its members was one of dedicated pursuit of fairness & justice.
Pamela served our wider movement on
@irishcongress
Executive, our women’s Ctte & as Chair
@NIC_ICTU
(2012-14).
On Tuesday 15th March
@UniteunionNI
will handover 12,000 signatures to the
@CommunitiesNI
Minister calling for
#ReginaCoeli
hostel & workers jobs to be saved; calling all unions to show
#Solidarity
with union banners and flags 2PM at Parliament Buildings.
Members of the Northern Ireland Committee of ICTU's Womens Committee show their solidarity for a yes vote in the upcoming referendum
#Together4Yes
@irishcongress
The debate within NI around the cut by the Tories of the £20 uplift during C19 is somewhat misguided. The Tory system of
#UniversalCredit
is one that punishes & does not protect vulnerable people THREAD 1/
"We have asked management to address the serious and real cost-of-living crisis being faced by our members”
@GMBNI
@nipsa
@UniteunionNI
"It is a pay equality issue,"
Essentially the protocol is a trade agreement. For some it creates opportunities, for others challenges. Everything needs to be considered calmly, rationally, carefully and respectfully. 3/
"These determined &compassionate women received huge levels of support locally &globally. Over 12,000 people signed a petitition to save Regina Coeli House.
@CommunitiesNI
must save this service for vulnerable women &these
@UniteunionNI
workers"
@owenreidy
The
#NIprotocol
is a consequence of a needlessly hard
#Brexit
, there were real alternatives. The protocol must be owned by the parties who negotiated it. 2/
Speaking on behalf of
@irishcongress
on
@10DowningStreet
resignation,
@owenreidy
:
“UK requires a general election as soon as possible.
NI & its people do not deserve to be Tory collateral damage.
We have had our election last spring.
It ought to be honoured by all NI parties"
‼️URGENT CALL TO ACTION from
@RMTunion
in support of sacked P&O Ferries Staff.
#Larne
Port Friday 25th March 1pm. Please bring union banners. Everyone welcome. An Inury to One is an injury to all. ✊️Please RT
@NIC_ICTU
@UniteunionNI
Our AGS
@owenreidy
invites you, your friends, family & work colleagues to rally for action on the soaring
#CostOfLivingCrisis
Meet us at 12 noon at Stormont main gate and march to Parliament Buildings and hear people like you stand up for better wages and a decent living!
@irishcongress
@owenreidy
said:
@cjhumanrights
reknowned human rights expert of & active in
@ucuatqub
As both, he has stood up for other people's rights.
Now that his rights &academic freedom are under attack, the trade union movement supports him.