The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) met this week to discuss the potential crisis facing the NI economy. 

Speaking after the meeting, ICTU Assistant General Secretary, Peter Bunting said: “After weeks of a blaming NI’s economic crisis on welfare reform, our politicians have now woken up to reality. Northern Ireland is facing years of austerity, of welfare reform, of privatisation, of service reductions and job cuts, while most political parties still seriously advocate a massive further tax cut for big businesses.”

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