📢 Employment permits shouldn’t mean fewer rights. Workers on employment permits can face barriers when trying to change jobs, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation and unfair treatment. #EmploymentPermitEquality #WorkersRights #MRCI #CWUIreland

Stand with Palestine. Take to the streets. The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s 21st National Demonstration for Palestine takes place on Saturday, 10th October at 1 pm in Dublin. #StandWithPalestine #CWUIreland

A fantastic turnout for our Equality Reps Training! ✊ This year’s course brought together members from An Post, Vodafone, An Post Insurance and eir, covering key issues including Employment Equality legislation, bullying in the workplace, and the important role of the Equality Rep.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Workers’ AI Counter Summit How is AI impacting you, your workplace or your community? We want to hear from workers, artists, academics, journalists and activists who are challenging the power of Big Tech and asking what AI means for all of us.

The City of Dublin FET College is offering CWU members the opportunity to take part in three fully funded online courses: 🔹 Foundation Supervisor 🔹 Workplace Communications through English 🔹 Basic Computer Skills

The Dublin Postal Amalgamated Branch had a productive week, with members attending training at CWU Head Office on August 28th. #CWUIreland

Submission deadline extended! We’ve extended the deadline for contributions to the Workers’ AI Counter Summit by another two weeks. 📅 New deadline: 15th September

Workers’ AI Counter Summit — October 10th & 11th We’re getting closer to the Workers’ AI Counter Summit hosted by the Digital and Techwork Alliance and we want you to be part of it. 👉 Register to attend: shorturl.at/GtWCc #WorkersAgainstSlopaganda #WorkersAiCounterSummit

New eircom Superannuation Scheme Member Newsletter 📬 The July 2026 eircom Superannuation Scheme member newsletter is now available on our website.

Reminder: James Connolly documentary tonight A reminder to tune in tonight for We Only Want the Earth: The Life & Ideas of James Connolly, a new documentary exploring the life, ideas and legacy of one of Ireland’s most important trade unionists.

Education should not be out of reach because of war. Students from Gaza have already been awarded scholarships to study at Irish universities, but some are unable to take up those places because their visa applications have been refused. With the new academic year fast approaching, there is

National Executive Council (NEC) Training took place in Union Head Office recently to cover a variety of topics from the role and responsibilities of the NEC to communication skills and governance.

Their struggle is our struggle. ✊ CWU members at Covalen have shown incredible courage in standing up for union recognition, collective bargaining, and dignity at work. Many have endured months of industrial action while facing redundancies, financial hardship, and uncertainty.

CWU recently hosted our Branch Officer training course which was well attended from Postal and Telecoms branches. We wish the participants success in their new roles. #cwuireland #training

✊ A strong turnout today showed that workers are united in demanding fair and responsible public procurement. Every public contract is an opportunity to raise standards, not drive down wages and conditions.

📢 REMINDER: Public procurement isn't just a policy issue – it's a workers' rights issue. Every year, billions of euro in public contracts are awarded. Those contracts should support decent jobs, collective bargaining, and respect at work.

🏳️‍🌈 Pride Was Built on Solidarity. Pride has always been about people standing together to demand dignity, equality and justice. In Ireland, trade unions were among the earliest organised supporters of the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

📢 Public procurement isn't just a policy issue – it's a workers' rights issue. Every year, billions of euro in public contracts are awarded. Those contracts should support decent jobs, collective bargaining, and respect at work.

CWU Delivers Branch Secretary and Branch Chairperson Training. With participation from Vodafone, IO Systems and An Post, the course covered various topics pertinent to the Branch role. #CWUIreland

📚 CWU An Post Chairperson and Treasurer Seminar The CWU hosted the seminar for Postal Chairpersons on June 9th and Postal Scale B Treasurers on June 10th.

A first major victory for @uni-europa.bsky.social's Save Our Post campaign. Thanks to the thousands who signed the petition and supported postal workers across Europe, plans that could have led to the full deregulation of postal services have been pushed back.

CWU 13th Biennial Conference 2026 Recap ✊ Conference opened with addresses from General Secretary Seán McDonagh and President Frank Donohoe, alongside presentations and discussions on union structure & organisation, communications, equality & diversity, health & safety and finance.

Proposed mass redundancies at Covalen threaten 720 jobs and workers are standing together to fight back.

Member-made video from the Covalen picket line on Friday, 15th May ✊ CWU members and Covalen workers stood together to send a clear message: workers deserve dignity, respect and fair treatment.

📢 Join our team at CWU Head Office! Following the expansion of our resourcing strategy ratified at the Biennial Conference 2026, the CWU is now recruiting for the position of Organiser.

Hundreds of workers are facing uncertainty following the announcement of 720 proposed redundancies at Covalen. This Friday, we’re gathering at Leinster House in solidarity with Covalen workers to demand fairness, accountability and stronger protections for workers facing mass layoffs.

Covalen workers stood together in solidarity on 15th May as they took strike action over the proposed 720 redundancies. Workers are demanding fairness and respect at a time of huge uncertainty for hundreds of staff and their families.

Workers are facing rising costs, insecure work, and increasing pressure and at this year’s CWU Biennial Conference delegates made it clear that workers need stronger protections, fair pay, and real collective bargaining rights. ✊

Day 2 of the 13th Biennial Conference brought powerful debate, strong decisions, and international solidarity. #CWUBDC26 #CwuIreland