Civil and Public Services Union

The Civil and Public Services Union (CPSU) was an Irish trade union for clerical and administrative grades in the civil service, the wider public sector and the private sector.[2] It was a member of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

Civil Public and Services Union
Founded1922
Date dissolved2018
Merged intoFórsa
Members13,775[1]
AffiliationICTU
Office locationDublin, Ireland
CountryIreland

The union was founded in 1922 by the Dublin branch of the Civil Service Clerical Association.[2]

At the start of 2018, the CPSU merged with the Irish Municipal, Public and Civil Trade Union and the Public Service Executive Union to form Fórsa.[3]

References

  1. Unions Affiliated to Congress 2010, ICTU
  2. John B. Smethurst and Peter Carter, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, p.368
  3. Tim O'Brien, Three unions merge to create new Fórsa 'super union' for public service workers, The Irish Times, 20 November 2017.
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