#Youthvote14 The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), SpunOut.ie and the National Youth Council of Ireland invite you to our joint Regional European Parliament Election Hustings. These events are part of an overall campaign to highlight youth issues and to promote the participation of young people in the European elections. This will be an excellent opportunity for young voters to voice their concerns to EP candidates in their Regions and to hear how they intend to address youth issues such as employment, higher education, mental health services amongst others issues if elected. The North West European Parliament Election Hustings began last month in NUI Galway. You can […]
[…]DCU campus. The three-week event also marks the beginning of a sustainability partnership between USI and SSE Airtricity. The 21 Day Challenge aims to inform and empower students to make more sustainable choices in their everyday lives. Making small changes to daily habits, for example when making tea only boil the amount of water that you need. Other actions include thinking about products consumed and how they’re made, or reducing consumption of resources can have a powerful impact. Whether it’s choosing locally-sourced food, opting for sustainable fashion and eco-friendly beauty products, or switching off appliances when they’re not needed, there […]
[…]postgraduates are given no stability of wage, leading to a serious issue in standard of living. USI and SIPTU have come together to create a lobby document for Higher Level Institutions across the country to adhere to when it comes to postgraduate rights. This Charter lays out exactly what the Trade Union Movement and Student Movement in Ireland expect from HEI’s, in particular postgraduates need to be paid for their work with a written agreement in place to protect their rights as workers. Over the past year, USI conducted a survey for our postgraduate members, the outcome of this research […]
[…]Union of Students in Ireland.” Annie Hoey, President of USI, said. “I want to hit the ground running and expect to have a very busy year ahead, focusing on repealing the eight; LGBT rights; reducing the registration fee of €3,000; fighting any proposals for loan schemes; finding solutions to the student accommodation crisis; and increasing student support.” Hoey studied Women’s Studies in UCC and was the USI Deputy President for the 2015/2016 term and the USI Vice President for Equality and Citizenship for the 2014/2015 and the 2015/2016 terms. Annie Hoey spoke about the campaigns she worked on and how […]
