🔐🌐 Safer Internet Day 2026 takes place on Tuesday 10th February, with the theme “AI Aware: Safe, Smart, and in Control.” This year focuses on empowering children and young people with the digital literacy and critical thinking skills they need to navigate AI-driven online spaces safely.

Richard Boyd Barrett of People Before Profit at the Covalen strike in January showing real solidarity with workers on the line. With the Techworker Forum and Branch AGM coming up, this is a reminder of what collective power looks like when we stand together ✊

Are you on a General Employment Permit, or have you held one in the past? MRCI wants to hear from YOU. 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/YRD8TRY #CWUIreland #DATACWU #MRCI

Hear from Rithiya on why she’ll be attending the Techworker Forum & Branch AGM. This event is an important space to connect, have your say, and help shape what we do next as tech workers. #cwuireland #datacwu

Tech for good starts with workers having power. 💻✊ Here are 3 reasons to attend the DATA-CWU Techworker Forum & Branch AGM 👇 ✨ Shape the future of your tech union — vote on the structures, campaigns and motions that will set the direction of tech worker organising in Ireland.

Tech workers at Covalen are on strike - and for good reason. On Tech Talk with Jess on @newstalkfm.bsky.social , John Bohan of the Communications Workers’ Union discusses the recent Covalen strikes, where workers are taking action for better conditions, union recognition, and fair redundancy.

Sinead Gibney of the Social Democrats standing with workers, speaking out in support of fairness, dignity and better conditions.

Tired of burnout, cuts, and layoffs in tech? It's time to organise for something better. Join fellow tech workers on Saturday, 28th February, for the Techworker Forum and Branch AGM as we come together to build a vision of tech for good — for workers, users, communities, and our future.

Real people. Real stakes. Real solidarity. 
Photos from the third Covalen strike, through the lens of our member Camila Natalo. 
We’re just getting started, more strike content is coming, plus a big announcement for tech workers you won’t want to miss. #cwuireland #covalen #datacwu

On 23 January, workers at Covalen stood together and made their voices heard. Their action was a call for fairness, respect, and meaningful improvements to their working environment.

✊ They call it “over-democratising the workplace.” We call it workers having a voice. When powerful business figures say workers have too much say, what they really mean is: workers are gaining power and they don’t like it. #datacwu #ibec

The IFUT Executive, gathered today for a strategy session, sends its full solidarity to the @Covalen workers and the @cwuireland.bsky.social in their strike for fair pay, secure employment and respect at work. An injury to one is an injury to all. ✊ #Solidarity #CovalentStrike #CWU #TradeUnion

Government’s childcare plan guarantees more of the same. Scarce places, high fees and staff turnover are the result of keeping private operators sweet. Parents want a real public childcare model with quality, affordability and stability, not more market failure.

Covalen workers are back on the picket line tomorrow, with full day strikes taking place on Jan 15th & 16th.

Our members in Covalen are determined to win collective bargaining in their workplace!

In 2026 we're putting the fight for worker power in the tech sector firmly on the agenda. Members of the Digital And Tech worker Alliance (DATA) section of the CWU who work in Covalen are taking strike action this January, with the first date set for Tuesday 6th.

CWU Members will strike tomorrow January 6th, Over Redundancy Proposals ! Read more: www.irishtimes.com/business/wor... #cwuireland #Covalen #strike #redundancy

The Long Wait for Pension Auto Enrolment is Finally Over

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

Young workers and apprentices pay the same rent and the same bills and taxes as everyone else. It is time to correct this wrong. #CWU #SubminimumWage #YoungWorkers www.independent.ie/.../irish......

Currently, workers under the age of 21 have a lower minimum wage than the rest of the working population. This is grossly unfair and out of line with how the majority of EU member states treat younger workers.

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.

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

Our members in Covalen Legal Ops standing together on the picket line for fair pay and role recognition. #Covalen #Datacwu #CWUIreland

Today, our members at Covalen, a contractor for Meta are on strike for a fair salary review and proper role recognition. These workers have been consistently undervalued and wrongly graded. Their message is clear: fair pay, fair grading, and fair treatment. We stand with them every step of the way.

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.

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! 📣

When profit drives design, platforms like TikTok put engagement over safety. But these machines don’t have families, parents, children, or siblings they love and want to protect. Workers do. And workers know the value of safe online spaces.

📢 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. #DATACWU #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.

Over 200 staff at TikTok Ireland are standing up for themselves, pushing back against a full return to the office. Many live outside Dublin and fear that returning five days a week will cause them to become absent parents, adding hours of commuting and stress to their daily lives.

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.

📢 Covalen Industrial Action Ballots - Completed On 13 November, Covalen workers sent a powerful message to management: 🔹 Legal Operations staff voted in a formal industrial action ballot, standing up for fair pay and formal recognition of their role.

There’s real power in standing together. 💪 Covalen moderators, many of whom are overseas workers helping keep Meta’s platforms safe, have spoken up for fair treatment and security at work. Their voices are being heard. #Solidarity #Covalen #DATACWU #UnionStrong

In our last post, we asked what do you do when your bosses won’t listen? Many of you shared experiences of being ignored or dismissed, and that’s exactly why collective action matters. #DATACWU #UnionStrong

What do you do when your bosses won't listen? When concerns are ignored or your voice feels unheard, it can be frustrating. We want to know how you deal with it, whether it's speaking up, organising with colleagues or finding creative ways to make changes.

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 #DATACWU

📢 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.