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Conference Address by Outgoing CWU President Fintan King

"Lord Mayor, Distinguished Guests, Vice President, Delegates and Friends, it is an honour and a privilege to welcome you all as the President of the CWU to the 4th Biennial Conference of our great Union here in Kilkenny. I note that your wonderful city will celebrate its 400 Anniversary next year and I hope you won’t mind if we start the celebrations a wee bit early.

We hold this Conference of the Communications Workers Union as part of a worldwide Trade Union movement encompassing millions of members with whom we share the goals of freedom from intimidation, freedom of association and an end to exploitation of all workers. We do so in a global economy where capital moves at ease and usually at the expense of workers.

Guidelines for Combating Racism and Promoting Cultural Awareness

CWU Combating Racism Guide CWU launches “Guidelines for Combating Racism and Promoting Cultural Awareness”.

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BRITISH TELECOM DISCRIMINATES AGAINST IRISH STAFF

The Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) would like you to support our online campaign that is highlighting the fact that British Telecom is denying a large group of its own staff the right to union representation simply because they are Irish.
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Union Members From British Telecom stage public protest at Company Head Office

BT Protest On Tuesday April 22nd a large group of BT Ireland staff, with support from other CWU members, held a public protest at the Corporate Head Office of British Telecom in Dublin. The protest was held to publicly highlight the fact the British Telecom is refusing to give collective bargaining rights to a large group of its staff simply because they are Irish. The Company, which runs its business on a 32-county – all Ireland basis, deals with the CWU in Northern Ireland and staff there enjoy the benefits of independent collective representation.