A motion in favour of a united Ireland, which could come before the annual meeting of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions this year, would split the trade union movement in Northern Ireland, a veteran peace activist has warned.
Several leading trade unionists in Northern Ireland are also privately expressing concern over the proposal, which they fear will alienate Protestant and Unionist workers in unions that come under the Ictu banner.
Rev Chris Hudson, a former national organiser of the Communications Workers Union of Ireland and founder of the Peace Train Organisation, said such a motion would “undo all the great cross-community legacy and work” of Ictu.
The motion has been forwarded to Ictu for consideration by the Waterford Council of Trade Unions. Hudson said
