The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) revealed during a presentation to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation yesterday that students are working 1 hour shifts as a result of some employers applying ‘If and When’ or zero-hour contracts. During this presentation, USI called for the ban of zero hour contracts across all employment. Speaking to the Oireachtas Committee, USI President Annie Hoey stated, “Students typically work in wholesale and retail and accommodation and food sectors. Evidence shows that these sectors are not only low-paid, but provide very low hours – typically 1 – 8 hours. These […]
FraudSMART in partnership with An Garda Síochána and Union of Students of Ireland urge students to be vigilant to rental scams and outline key advise to avoid falling victim 25th July 2019 – FraudSMART in association with An Garda Síochána and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) are today advising consumers, and in particular third level students and their parents, to be alert to rental accommodation scams in which victims get conned into paying a deposit for a property that does not exist or has already been rented, often to multiple people. The warning comes in advance of […]
PRESS RELEASE Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, launched the national campaign on Friday September 18th at 9.30am at DRCC Offices, 70 Lower Leeson Street Dublin 2. Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has teamed up with sister RCCs, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and the White Ribbon Campaign to raise awareness on the issue of sexual consent. The Ask Consent campaign is a three week long national public awareness raising campaign funded by Cosc, The National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence and developed and delivered by the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. This is an educational campaign and […]
This article originally appeared in The University Times John Logue, President, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) This morning, a young man named Patrick Kelleher wrote a column for thejournal.ie on the in-betweeners. The students who don’t qualify for the grant yet can’t afford the ever-increasing Student Contribution Charge (SCC). Patrick has just completed his Leaving Cert and is currently trying to find a way to pay for the SCC, which now stands at €2,250. Both his parents are working, his mother has three jobs, and yet they still can’t gather the €5,000 necessary to send both Patrick and his […]
USI Congress 2013 Carlton Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe March 25-28 2013 (Re-posted on 1 Feb 2013. Originally posted on 7 Jan 2013) Motions for USI Congress 2013 are now open, meaning member Students’ Unions can submit policy proposals to be discussed by the supreme policy making body of Ireland’s student movement. Motions submitted to USI Congress must be submitted according to the constitutional provisions for motions (see below), and in any case must be received by 5.30pm on 1/2/2013. Motions are submitted by member Students’ Unions, and must be submitted on Union Headed Notepaper to the Congress Director, USI. In addition, nominations […]
