Housing & other
Any home owners or renters
Community Action Tenants Union
CATU Ireland (Community Action Tenants Union) is a union for people outside of their workplaces. CATU want to take the basic ideas of membership, collective direct action, and grassroots democracy from where people work to where they live.
CATU is for renters, council tenants, mortgage holders, those in emergency & precarious living situations, and anyone who does not make profit from housing.
CATU’s Phibsboro-Glasnevin branch covers the DCU area and more information is available about their work here.
Unemployed
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
The INOU is a federation of unemployed people, unemployed centres, unemployed groups, community organisations and Trade Unions.
The INOU represents and defends the rights and interests of those who want decent employment and cannot obtain it. They promote and campaign for policies to achieve full employment for all.
They also campaign for an acceptable standard of living for unemployed people and their dependents. The INOU is an anti-sectarian, anti-racist, non-party political organisation which promotes equality of opportunity within society.
Membership is free for unemployed persons but employed persons are also invited to join as solidarity members
Financial services workers
Financial Services Union
The Financial Services Union is the leading trade union representing staff in the financial services sector.
They have approximately 15,000 members located in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
Their members share common values – a commitment to decency, fairness and respect in our workplaces.
They support thousands of members building their career in the financial services sector – in banks, fintech companies, the life assurance sector and specialist support firms.
Journalists
National Union of Journalists
The National Union of Journalists is the voice for journalists and journalism.
The NUJ is an inclusive union and represents a broad range of media professionals. They strive to improve the pay and conditions of our members and protect and promote media freedom, professionalism and ethical standards.
The NUJ is an active union – their members campaign and negotiate to ensure we are properly rewarded for the skilled work they do.
