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The CWU is Ireland's premier union for the Postal, Telecommunications and Call Centre sectors.

With members in Eircom, An Post, Vodafone, Meteor, O2, American Airlines and many others, the CWU has a proven track record in representing members interests.

Union Post - June Edition

The June Edition of the UNION POST, produced in association with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, is now available. You can either download it in pdf format or you can view the digital edition in a new user friendly format which allows the reader to flip over the pages on screen.

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President's Address from 5th Biennial Conference 2010

Charlie Kelly

Mayor, Vice President, distinguished guests and colleagues, it is my great privilege and pleasure to welcome everyone here to whites hotel, in this historic town of Wexford, to the Fifth Biennial Delegate Conference of the Communications Workers’ Union. It is also a great pleasure for us in the Communications Workers’ Union to hold our conference in a town with a proud record of defending and promoting the rights of fellow workers. We are all familiar with the Dublin lock-out of 1913. But it was not the only occasion for irish workers when such an event took place. It may not be widely known but a similar event took place right here in wexford prior to the 1913 Dublin lock out.

UNI Submission on Broadband as Part of Universal Service Obligation

On behalf of the Telecoms Unions across Europe, UNI has submitted a paper to the European Commission’s Consultation which is reviewing whether broadband should be included as part of the Universal Service Obligation. It can be read in full here

INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY - 28th APRIL

Memorial Day

International Workers’ Memorial Day takes place annually around the world on April 28th. It is an International Day of Remembrance for workers killed, disabled or injured while working. It is also a day to remember those who are bereaved, their families, colleagues and friends.

According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) each year worldwide more than two million women and men die as a result of work-related accidents and diseases.