The Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ biennial conference in Dublin must mark “the beginning of a renewed effort to secure the right to collective bargaining for all workers”, according to general secretary Patricia King.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has warned of the consequences for workers of a no-deal Brexit.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has criticised rising chief executive pay levels, saying they are increasingly out of touch with average worker pay conditions.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has confirmed they are considering a draft report on pay restoration for health and social care workers.

There is an urgent need for the Government to take on a greater role in the provision of affordable homes, according to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

The Labour Court has rejected a pay claim of 5% for thousands of construction workers.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) is urging unions in the private sector to seek a minimum pay increase of 3.1% and compensation for what it termed the “excessive costs” of housing, childcare and pensions.

Latest: Gene Mealy has today retired from his position as SIPTU Vice President, following a meeting of the union’s National Executive Council.

It is comfortingly accepted that the First World War ended the age of deference. Democracy and social equity replaced beliefs that allowed monarchs to command armies through nothing more than birthright.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has reiterated its call for a hike in the 9% Vat rate for tourism and hospitality firms, saying it “is subsidising companies who continue to increase prices for customers”.

A rapidly increasing reliance on technology and the drive for a low-carbon economy could threaten thousands of jobs unless they are properly managed, two separate reports warn.

Ibec says it will not meet ICTU at the Labour Court tomorrow to discuss the ongoing Tesco dispute.

Following pressure from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, the Government announced last January it was to investigate the extent of “disguised employment” in the country.

The country’s leading trade union leader has said the new public sector pay deal must address the haemorrhaging of skills and staff, which has reached a “crisis” point in some professions.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has urged Independent News and Media (INM) pension fund trustees to appeal the company’s plan to close its defined benefit pension scheme to the High Court.

ICTU has said its representatives will meet with the Government again in two weeks time and will take a collective approach to upcoming pay talks.

Fair work and labour rights will be the focal points of an international conference today.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions says "bogus self-employment" is widespread in the construction industry.

A man who served on the board of the Central Bank for 15 years said he never received any training for the role.

Calls for a "Living Wage" for Irish workers are being discussed at the Biennial Delegate Conference of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

Dunnes Stores workers are marching to the retailer's head office in Dublin tomorrow.

The president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions is calling for new legislation to prevent a repeat of the dispute at Dunnes Stores.