Civil and Public Services Union
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The Civil and Public Services Union (CPSU), is an Irish
trade union
for clerical and administrative grades in the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. It is a member of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
.
The union was founded in 1922 by the Dublin branch of the Civil Service Clerical Association.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
for clerical and administrative grades in the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector. It is a member of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions , formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trade Union Congress and the Congress of Irish Unions , is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland affiliate.-Influence:There...
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The union was founded in 1922 by the Dublin branch of the Civil Service Clerical Association.