Covalen workers deliver a letter to the office of Minister Peter Burke calling on him to intervene in what is flawed consultation process for the 420 workers in Covalen who are facing the threat of redundancy this Christmas. #covalen #datacwu #cwuireland

Abolish sub-minimum wage rates for young workers now! The CWU fully supports the call from ICTU for the Government to stop delaying and to fully implement the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission.

CWU pensioners are paying the price for government inaction. In September 2025, An Post unions secured a 7% pension increase. An Post applied to the Department in October 2025, but still no approval. #CWUIreland #AnPost

Powerful scenes from Wednesday’s picket line. 💪 The Covalen Legal OPS members in the Digital & Tech Worker Alliance branch of the Communications Workers’ Union stood together in solidarity for a fair salary review and proper role recognition.

Some photos our Digital and Techworker Alliance branch of the Communications Workers' Union took at their industrial action strike. The solidarity and determination on display from Wednesday's picket line show the real power of workers standing united 💪 #Covalen #DATACWU #CWUIreland

Shot and edited by the workers themselves. 📷 This Covalen Legal Ops Strike was worker powered, worker owned, worker led. 💪 #covalen #datacwu #cwuireland

When workers raise their voices, the world listens. Christy Hoffman, UNI Global Union General Secretary, stands in solidarity with the Legal Ops Covalen employees who are striking today for proper role recognition and a fair salary review. #Covalen #DATACWU #CWUIreland

Bad bosses go on the naughty list Covalen’s bosses are channelling their inner Grinch this Christmas season. Instead of spreading Christmas cheer, they’re serving up a corporate Scrooge moment, turning what should be a time of joy into a season of uncertainty.

December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Established by the UN in 1981, this day reminds us to continue building awareness and understanding of disability issues and to reaffirm our shared commitment to ensuring the dignity, rights, and well-being of people with disabilities.

Amazon workers are organizing for better pay, safer workplaces, and union rights. From Germany to Bangladesh, the fight is global. Today, we all stand together to #MakeAmazonPay.

From Black Friday to Cyber Monday, workers and allies across 30+ countries unite to say: Enough is enough. It's time to #MakeAmazonPay. Join us in demanding fair wages, union rights, environmental responsibility, and tax justice! 📣

📢 261 in favour. 4 against. You made your vote count. The indicative ballot result is in and Covalen workers have delivered a huge mandate for industrial action to win collective bargaining on pay and conditions. #DATACWU #CWUIreland #Covalen #Unionstrong

CWU supports UNI in calling for action to stop Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence. TFGBV is any form of abuse enabled or amplified through digital tech and it’s rising fast.

📢 Historic Moment at Covalen! Over 300 workers voted last week, Legal Ops members unanimously backing industrial action for role recognition & fair pay. #CWUIreland #DATACWU #Covalen

✊ Stand in solidarity with Palestine! Join us at the Garden of Remembrance, Dublin on Saturday 29th November at 1pm for the 18th National Demonstration for Palestine, marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people.

On Nov 20, Googlers are taking part in a Day of Action & Visibility to demand something basic: real job security. After years of mass layoffs and shrinking severance despite strong company finances workers are tired of the uncertainty. #GoogleWorkers #GoogleDayOfAction #DATACWU

This International Men’s Day, we’re shining a light on men’s mental health. In Ireland, 75% of suicides are men, and research shows men are far less likely to seek help for depression, anxiety, or thoughts of suicide. #CWUIreland #InternationalMensDay

🚙🚍🚶‍♀️“I spend a total of 4 hours commuting to & from the office on a normal day.” TikTok workers in Ireland face brutal daily commutes. This is not sustainable. Solidarity with @cwuireland.bsky.social Ireland fight for hybrid work rights.

Current family reunification rules have been separating migrant workers from their children and spouses for years. This is anti-family, anti-worker, and unacceptable. On World Children’s Day, we’re calling for fair, humane reform. Join the rally: 20 Nov, 12 pm, Leinster House.

CWU welcomes the European Court of Justice ruling confirming the EU’s Adequate Minimum Wage Directive as legally binding. This makes it clear that fair pay and collective bargaining are not optional; the Irish Government must now act to improve working standards. #CWUIreland #MinimumWageDirective

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Laura McKenna as e-Comms National Officer and Diarmuid O’Connell as Postal/Courier National Officer

The scapegoating of An Post and the charges being made against it lack all credibility. In a strongly worded letter, CWU GS, Seán McDonagh, challenges recent claims linking An Post to the collapse of Fastway Couriers, describing such analysis as “way too convenient and completely inaccurate.”

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.

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.

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

CWU Recognising World Mental Health Day Everyone faces stress at work, but with the right support, people can recover and thrive. #CWU #WorldMentalHealthDay

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.

📢 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

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.

📢 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.

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

📢 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.

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.

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.

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.

Congratulations to our CWU Finance Officer Gerry Martin who has been awarded the Outstanding Pioneer Master Award by the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF). This top award will be presented to our Grand Master Gerry at the World Championships in Croatia in October

Remembering the great Paddy Redmond today on his anniversary, pictured with his friends Christy Brannigan and Mickey O'Connor. Sadly missed by all in CWU. #cwuireland

It’s time for a new law to protect workers’ rights. Sign the Respect at Work petition to call on Minister Peter Burke to back strong legislation respectatwork.ie #cwuireland #RespectAtWork #petition

The Respect at Work petition still going strong - calling for new laws to promote collective bargaining, protect trade union members from victimisation, and guarantee every worker the right to access their union at work. Sign now! respectatwork.ie #cwuireland #RespectAtWork #petition

CWU National Executive member Martin Duffy met with Minister Burke this morning to make the case for #RespectatWork.

CWU eir Workers support the National Week of Action for Workers' Rights, signing the Respect at Work petition calling for new laws to promote collective bargaining, protect trade union members from victimisation, and guarantee every worker the right to access their union at work.

This morning, we unveiled a new banner on our building calling on everyone to sign the Respect At Work petition at www.respectatwork.ie as part of the National Week of Action for Workers Rights.

CWU Postal Workers support the National Week of Action for Workers' Rights, signing the Respect at Work petition calling for new laws to promote collective bargaining, protect trade union members from victimisation, and guarantee every worker the right to access their union at work. #cwuireland

CWU calling all to support STOP FUNDING GENOCIDE protest! #cwuireland #StopFundingGenocide

Dublin Postal Amalgamated Branch Attends Committee Training in Union Head Office. We had an excellent turn out for training delivered by Carol Scheffer and Pat Kenny. The training covered Grievance and Disciplinary procedures, Pensions, the role of the committee and member representation #cwuireland

Ireland Fined €1.54 million for Delay in Implementing EU Work Directive Ireland’s delay to fully transpose the EU's 2019 Directive on Work Life Balance for Parents and Carers has led to a fine being imposed by the European Court of Justice.

CWU signs new collective bargaining agreement with DPD Ireland at the Athlone, Head Office site. The new agreement: 👇

CWU Stands in Solidarity with Verdi to Protect Jobs at TikTok CWU strongly condemns the threatened wave of job cuts by TikTok, which would impact hardworking individuals across the organisation. uniglobalunion.org/news/tiktok-... #tiktok #solidarity #strongunion

Brendan Norton, son of former General Secretary William Norton (1923-1957) visited William Norton House today to present to GS Seán McDonagh and President Frank Donohoe a scroll signed by the Dublin Postal Clerks Branch, which the Norton family had at home. #CWUIreland

Over 500 workers at Covalen participated in electing new Health & Safety Representatives 🙌, marking a huge win for safer, stronger workplaces. In fast-paced tech environments, safety isn’t just physical; it’s about mental health, workload, and speaking up.