Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)

All-island trade union federation for Ireland #BetterInATradeUnion

[TonightVMTV @TonightVMTV]

James Geoghegan says restaurants are closing because of high wage costs - but Owen Reidy, ICTU general secretary dismisses the claim as “nonsense”.

#TonightVMTV

[Laura Bambrick @drbambrick]

Government quietly dumping the living wage a day after their "worker's budget"

[SIPTU @SIPTU]

Budget 2027 is not the “workers’ budget” promised by Government.

SIPTU General Secretary John King has described it as a “chaotic budget providing little relief for workers.”

Full statement on https://t.co/6tIt6WABPo

[Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) @irishcongress]

Our statement: https://t.co/eqLwWw1pFG

[Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) @irishcongress]

#Budget2027 is a half-hearted apology for last year's Budget.

The Government has taken some bare minimum measures, but it is far from the 'workers' budget' the Government claimed, and does not make up the ground workers have lost.

[Laura Bambrick @drbambrick]

I’ll be taking my red pen to Budget 2027 on RTÉ Radio 1 News at One extended coverage, 12.45-3.30.

[Dr Lisa Wilson @LisaWilsonNERI]

Published today: Working Life on Low Pay in Northern Ireland, from the Working in Ireland Survey 2025. What a week's work pays, who the low paid are, and what their jobs are like. https://t.co/4UAJdijxvj

[NIC ICTU @NIC_ICTU]

Northern Ireland has made real progress on low pay... but it isn’t enough https://t.co/ExvIoCVV5V

[Laura Bambrick @drbambrick]

The average PAYE worker will have an extra €1.50 a week/ €78 a year in PRSI deducted from their wages next week.

This is on top of €2/ €104 higher PRSI compared to 2024.

While PRSI goes up and up, Government inaction on benefits breaks the ‘pay more in, get more out’ deal.

[Laura Bambrick @drbambrick]

Hospitality and retail employ over half of the c. 250,000 minimum wage workers. Stopping the recommended minimum wage increase would have the same effect as the VAT cut. It’d benefit the big chains most.

[Gilbert F. Houngbo @GilbertFHoungbo]

Positive dialogue with John King, General Secretary of Ireland's Services, Industrial, Professional & Technical Union.

We discussed the state of social dialogue, the impact of #AI on jobs, and ensuring workers’ protection & decent wages, including through collective bargaining.

[Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) @irishcongress]

RT @ituc: At the EPIC Annual Technical Meeting 2026 in Dublin, ITUC joined trade unions and other partners to highlight the critical role o…

[NIC ICTU @NIC_ICTU]

TRADE UNION DESK: The cost of flexibility https://t.co/46ii64sdZz

[Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) @irishcongress]

In today’s Irish Examiner, Congress General Secretary Owen Reidy writes about what the Government needs to do if ‘making work pay’ in Budget 2027 is to be more than a slogan.

Read the full article: https://t.co/aHWgoE3Qgv

[Owen Reidy @owenreidy]

Great to be @The_TUC Congress in Brighton to hear the discussions our closest allies in the TUM are having in Britain and also to meet up with many other international union federations @irishcongress

[Laura Bambrick @drbambrick]

Don’t let anyone gaslight you into thinking that bad practice is just, ‘how we do things here’.

Sharing some of the seven things every graduate should know before they begin their first job, in today’s Irish Times special supplement for the class of 2026.

[NERI @NERI_research]

Blog by NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell - his opinions on Budget 2027.  2nd of a 3 part pre-budget blog series - https://t.co/j7CD8vrFNS @TomAMcDonnell1 #Budget2027

[Laura Bambrick @drbambrick]

A 79c increase to the minimum wage would mean Government is failing to deliver the promised living wage for a second year. This delay is costing over 200,000 low-paid workers up to €600 this year and will cost them even more in 2027. But this cut doesn’t go deep enough for some.

[NERI @NERI_research]

In this blog, NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell gives his opinions on Budget 2027.  This is the first of a three part pre-budget blog series - https://t.co/kF6XrH1Asr @TomAMcDonnell1 #Budget2027