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 NERI Seminar Dublin: Wives, Mothers, Workers: A brief history of women in social policy

Thursday, 7th March 2019

The NERI invites you to attend an upcoming seminar, ‘Wives, Mothers, Workers: A brief history of women in social policy’ on Wednesday 20th March, 2019. The NERI seminar series aims to provide a forum for the presentation of research papers on topics of relevance to Irish public policy, North and South. The seminars are open … Continued

 ICTU urges the Irish Government to promote restoration of peace in Venezuela

Wednesday, 13th February 2019

Congress has called on the government to promote dialogue to foster a peaceful solution to the Venezuelan crisis, instead of stoking tensions.

 ICTU: Minding your mental health in the workplace

Tuesday, 5th February 2019

Patricia Murray Senior Organisational Psychologist with the Health and Safety Authority was a recent guest speaker at a seminar organised by the ICTU Health and Safety Mental Health sub-committee.

 Congress Friday Briefing, Centenary of First Dáil, 15th Feb 2019

Monday, 4th February 2019

The February Congress Friday briefing will celebrate the centenary of the first Dáil.

 Raise the Roof conference on housing crisis opened by General Secretary Patricia King

Wednesday, 30th January 2019

Nearly two hundred people including campaigners, union representatives, politicians, community groups, students, housing agencies and members the public attended a major “Raise the Roof” conference in the CWU Centre on Wednesday (Jan 30).

 Changes to CWU Benefits

Monday, 10th December 2018

Due to significant reduction in employment in the main company’s in recent times, there has been a corresponding decrease in membership numbers. This has impacted on the Union’s income, necessitating an extensive review of the CWU’s finances. While the overall financial position remains positive, the National Executive Council (“NEC”) has decided it is necessary to make some changes to benefits which are detailed below.