Welcome to the CWU Diversity and Equality Website

CWU Equality Statement

Equal rights are of vital importance to the CWU. Our mission is to ensure greater equality in the workplace for all our members, through the elimination of unlawful discrimination and creating awareness for our members on their rights and responsibilities under current legislation.

The CWU respects and values the diversity of our employees, our membership and all those that we do business with.

We are fully committed to valuing diversity and strive to promote equality of opportunity throughout the Union.

 Our Commitment to Equality   

 The CWU Undertakes:

•  To adopt best practice in equality both as an employer and as a Trade Union representing our members
•  To ensure equality for members in accessing and availing of CWU Services
•  To promote equality issues
•  To comply fully with our responsibilities under equality legislation
•  To support and represent members who are the victims of discrimination

Supporting Our Responsibilities

To support our responsibilities the CWU has adopted the following strategic plan:

• Agree and resource an equality committee
• Appoint an Equality Officer
• Develop and communicate our own policy of equality of opportunity
• Integrate equality into our training modules
• Conduct surveys/studies within the Union in order to ensure that we are fully representative of our members needs
• Maintain networks with other Unions, enterprises and public bodies to ensure best practice on equality of opportunity in the CWU
• Evaluate, monitor and review our equality policies and practices on a regular basis