Wexford Council Of Trade Unions

02/06/2026

Parents are missing out on precious time with their newborns.

Parents entitled to 9 weeks leave during the first two years of their child’s life, but the current parents' benefit of €299 a week covers little more than a half-time minimum wage job.

The Government made a commitment to pay-related parents’ benefit, but 18 months on, there is no sign of a change.

We’re calling on Government to honour its commitment and start the process now, before the summer recess.

20/05/2026

03/05/2026

Speaking after the May day 1911 commemoration Wexford Council Of Trade Unions Chair Michael Wall said “Solidarity built Wexford. Solidarity will shape its future!

The lesson of 1911 is clear: unity is our strength, and organisation is our power.

From the foundries of 1911 to today, Wexford workers stand united—because rights are never given, they are won!

May Day reminds us when workers in Wexford stand together, no employer or system can stand against them.

We honour those who fought the lockout and we continue their fight for dignity, fairness, and respect at work.

We have great unity among affiliated trade unions here in Wexford who continue to work on a local level to be a voice of workers and seek to ensure a common good is part of the fabric of wexford.”

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02/05/2026

🇮🇪 Solidarity with Meta content moderators at Covalen in Ireland as the outsourcing company plans to lay off 700 workers. It comes after Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it will deploy advanced AI systems to content moderation and reduce its reliance on third party vendors.

“What is happening in Dublin today is also happening in every corner of the globe. Tech companies are treating the workers whose labour and data helped build AI as disposable. To fight back, it’s absolutely critical that workers organize and demand notice about the introduction of AI, training linked to employment and a plan for their futures. Workers should also have the right to refuse to train their AI replacements,” said UNI Global Union General Secretary, Christy Hoffman. “It’s time the likes of Meta and TikTok took responsibility for the workers who made their platforms possible, not discard them without a second thought – and they should think carefully about what is lost when experience and human judgement are thrown out the door.”

DATA CWU, which is affiliated to UNI through CWU Ireland represents several hundred workers at the outsourcing company.

02/05/2026

No better week to remind colleagues in your workplace that we're all ✊✊✊

02/05/2026

02/05/2026