Independent Workers Union of Ireland

Independent Workers Union of Ireland

The Independent Workers Union of Ireland is a trade union in Ireland with its headquarters in Cork City. It was formed by Irish workers dissatisfied with the trade union movement in Ireland which it states, has "become nothing more than an arm of the state and management." It has 1,000 paying members organised in 7 Branches in the Republic of Ireland and is affiliated to the ideals of early Irish trade unionists such as James Connolly and Jim Larkin


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