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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.

Eircom Pension Fund

Proposals to address current difficulties with the Eircom Pension Fund were discussed with Branches at a seminar held in Union Headquarters on Friday last, 26th February 2010. The proposals, which are attached for your information, were also considered by the Union's National Executive Council at its meeting this week. It is intended to consult further with Branches in relation to this matter. In the meantime, if individual members have any querys in relation to the proposals, please forward them to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

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Union Post - February 2010

February Edition

The January 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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January Edition of The Union Post

January Edition

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Union Post - December 2009

December Union Post

The December Edition of the UNION POST, produced in association with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, is now available here in two formats. 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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The Poor Can't Pay

Click Here to Watch "The Poor Can't Pay" Video

December 9th 2009 will be soon upon us and the Government seems dead set on forcing the most vulnerable in our society to shoulder a disproportionate amount of the politely termed economic adjustment. While there are many more fair and equitable ways of securing the future of Ireland, this Government has set on a path of cuts to payments and services that will have lasting repercussions. Go to www.thepoorcantpay.ie and make your voice heard by emailing your local TDs and the relevant Ministers to tell them this Christmas that the poor can't pay for the mistakes of the Celtic Tiger.

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