It's always good to visit our friends in @ahcps.bsky.social at their annual conference. All the more so to hear @robertmurtagh1.bsky.social in his role as @unions21.org Director for Ireland talk about its work on trade union renewal, helping unions to build capacity & capability.

Speaking in #Seanad for May 1st, International Workers Day, I raised the issues of precarious work, Section 39 contracts, the adequate minimum wage
& the right to collective bargaining. I was also glad to meet with representatives of @SIPTU, Fórsa and @ahcps.bsky.social

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such as Income Continuance or Group Life. As a member if you ever require support please contact your full time official or local branch secretary or chair”. 3/4

of The AHCPS at the monthly meeting of The National Executive earlier this week “We want all members of the AHCPS to be aware of workplace wellbeing and the supports offered by The AHCPS, whether that be support in issues faced in the workplace or the supports available to members on products 2/4

Today is National Workplace Wellbeing Day. A very important day and a big part of trade union week. Ciaran Rohan General Secretary stressed the importance of this and highlighted the numerous wellbeing supports available to all members 1/4

Ahead of World Down Syndrome tomorrow we are delighted to share this video from the Down Syndrome Centre in supporting our members and colleagues whose family members are a big part of the wonderful Downs Syndrome community in Ireland

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Earlier this week, AHCPS members in our Department of the Environment branch gathered for their AGM in their new offices in Tom Johnston House Haddington Road.

Excellent panel discussion between Darrell Hughes @ryanairofficial.bsky.social and Katie Morgan @forsatradeunion.bsky.social on collective bargaining and the importance of recognising unions #IRNC25

An excellent and informative start to the IRN conference 2025. Very interesting stats from CIPD survey showing pay growth and expected pay growth between unionised and non unionised industries. #IRNC25

On Wednesday 4 December @billytho.bsky.social Assistant General Secretary attended Exo building for a marketing event. Massive thank you to Teresa Kavanagh from our Executive Committee and Tommy from the Branch Committee in A Post for ensuring the success of the event.

This morning Ken White Assistant General Secretary attended the ICTU Neurodiversity Policy launch. This excellent document will available on our website for all members as we seek to build a more inclusive work force. An excellent address by President of Congress Justin McCampbell.

Last week we held Branch Officer training event to reinforce our Branch Officer network. There was excellent engagement throughout with shared ideas and approaches to common problems. A big thanks to our @fdaunion.bsky.social colleagues Lucile Thirlby, Deri Bevan and Tony Wallace for their input.

As said by FDA general secretary Dave Penman, temporary promotions are simply a symptom of uncertainty on budgets and priorities.

For stable staffing in the civil service, we need stable government.

A video we commissioned in the AHCPS to tell prospective members who we are and what we do and to highlight to existing members that they are not alone and are supported by a large collective membership

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Unions must become technology leaders, not just responders.

They need to develop deep expertise to shape how AI is implemented.

@nickscott.digital reflects on the @uniglobalunion.bsky.social conference on generative AI and finds unions at a critical juncture.

👉 www.agileunions.ai/p/when-a-nob...

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