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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 16h

Join us today and help make your workplace a little less scary at cwu.ie

#CWU #JoinTheUnion #UnionStrong #Solidarity

Communications Workers' Union

Ireland's premier union for the postal, telecommunications and call centre sectors.

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 16h

No tricks, just fair treatment. ✊

This Halloween, the real fright shouldn’t come from your payslip or your workload. Every worker deserves fair pay, respect, and job security.

When we stand together, there’s nothing to fear. The CWU is here to make sure you’re treated fairly all year round.

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 1d

When companies like Fastway fail, it’s workers left picking up the pieces.

That’s why workers need a strong collective voice. By joining the CWU, workers can stand together for fair pay, job security, and respect at work.

Join today at cwu.ie

#FastwayPayUp #CourierJustice #CWUIreland

Communications Workers' Union

Ireland's premier union for the postal, telecommunications and call centre sectors.

cwu.ie

CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 1d

CWU General Secretary Seán McDonagh said:

“The company’s staff are paying the price for a business model that relied on low pay and poor conditions, but which ultimately couldn’t deliver.”

The CWU has called on Fastway to do the right thing and pay its workers.

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 1d

Fastway also relied on up to 700 drivers through contract arrangements.

Some hauliers are owed more than €100,000, a devastating blow for families and small businesses across the country.

This isn’t just a missed pay check it’s a financial cliff edge.

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 1d

Workers Deliver the Parcels, but Fastway Don’t Deliver on Pay.

The company behind Fastway Couriers Ireland has gone into receivership, putting around 300 jobs at risk and leaving hundreds more drivers in limbo.

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Digital And Techworker Alliance (DATA) @data-cwu.bsky.social · 18d

Behind every AI system are real people, workers who keep online spaces safe.

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 21d

“Every member deserves a safe workplace — no exceptions.”

— Carol Scheffer, CWU

Safeguarding mental health is a right and a shared responsibility. 💚

#WorldMentalHealthDay #CWU

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 21d

The CWU promotes positive mental health by completing the See Change pledge, helping develop ICTU guidelines, and pushing employers to end stigma.

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Trade Unions & Mental Health eBook

Mental health is an issue for us all. According to Mental Health Ireland everybody will experience some kind of mental health issue during their lives, with the vast majority coping and making a full ...

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 21d

CWU Recognising World Mental Health Day

Everyone faces stress at work, but with the right support, people can recover and thrive.

#CWU #WorldMentalHealthDay

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 24d

On World Day for Decent Work, they’ve chosen corporate welfare over public welfare.

#Budget2026 #CWU

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 24d

Budget 2026: Breadcrumbs for Workers, Handouts for Corporate Giants

A 65c minimum wage rise and tiny USC tweak won’t cut it. Freezing tax bands drags more workers into higher rates.

Meanwhile, the government slashes VAT for the hospitality sector, lining the pockets of McDonald’s and Starbucks.

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 25d

📢 Calling all trade union members 📢

We invite all trade union members to take part in a brief survey on occupational pensions and retirement expectations, conducted as part of the Young Scientist Competition.

🔗 https://shorturl.at/dVBmf

#YoungScientistCompetition #CWU

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 27d

#CWU #IFAC #Budget2026

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 27d

According to the Irish Financial Advisory Council (IFAC) this bailout will cost every worker €600. In the current cost of living crisis, this is much needed support for workers and their families that is being denied to them in favour of large, profitable hotel chains and fast-food outlets.

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · 27d

Budget to force workers to bailout the hospitality sector at a cost of €600 per worker

According to promises made by this Government, Budget 2026 is set to give a massive handout to the hospitality sector at the cost of support for every worker in the country.

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Digital And Techworker Alliance (DATA) @data-cwu.bsky.social · Sep 30

📢 TikTok cuts paternity leave & insists staff back in office five days a week.

This move undermines family rights and work-life balance. Changing leave entitlements while demanding full office presence shows a lack of respect for workers’ needs.

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · Sep 29

Calling all our CWU members to support the Cork Says No to Hate! Counter Protest the far-right. #cwuireland #NoToHate
📍Grand Parade
⏰Saturday, 11th October, 12pm

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Digital And Techworker Alliance (DATA) @data-cwu.bsky.social · Sep 29

📢 TikTok is carrying out ‘stealth rounds’ of layoffs in Ireland.

After announcing 300 redundancies in March, smaller job cuts have followed with little transparency and growing fears that AI is being used as cover for outsourcing.

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · Sep 25

She said the forum will amplify women’s voices, strengthen solidarity, and support collective bargaining to improve working conditions.

Carol closed by stressing the need to organise more women—especially young women—into unions to build the trade union leaders of the future.

#CWU #UNI

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · Sep 25

National Officer Carol Scheffer & UNI World Women’s President at the UNI Post & Logistics Conference

Carol spoke on Motion 3 to establish a UNI P&L Global Women’s Forum. She highlighted progress on occupational health from a gender perspective and marked 10 years of the UNI Mentoring Programme.

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · Sep 23

Discussions took place on the threats of privatisation as well as the fast pace of technologies, diversification, and competition in the postal industry.

The conference will continue over the next two days whereby various motions will be debated.

#CWU #UNI

CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · Sep 23

CWU Officials Attend UNI Post and Logistics Conference

Over 150 delegates from 42 countries are attending the P&L conference in Bangkok, which was opened by Dave Ward, General Secretary of CWU UK and UNI P&L President.

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · Sep 18

Around 7,000 retired workers will benefit from this agreement.

CWU General Secretary Seán McDonagh:

“This deal fully reflects pay rises in pensions & secures long-term sustainability for the Scheme.”

Further details are available in the latest Circular to CWU members at An Post

#Anpost #CWU

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CWU Ireland @cwuireland.bsky.social · Sep 18

The CWU has secured a major pensions deal at An Post, eliminating the gap between pensionable and non-pensionable pay. Pensioners will see a 7% rise in 2025 (6% from January, 1% from June), bringing total pensionable pay increases to 22% in just over three years.

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