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The Guinness Staff Union represents all staff grades in Diageo Ireland. We are the Biggest Trade Union within the Diageo Company in Ireland , and we are the sole negotiating body for the grades that we represent.

If any member knows of a colleague who is not a Union Member , we ask you to talk to your colleague and invite them to Join the Guinness Staff Union . An application form is available on this website or from the Union directly. Just send an email to john.dunne@guinnessstaffunion.com and we will send an application form together with some information on the Union to you or your colleague.

The Guinness Staff Union represents members on a range of collective and individual issues . We work with our colleagues in the Other Trade Unions within the Company and we are also actively involved in The Irish Congress of Trade Unions Private Sector Committee.

If groups or individuals wish to discuss the benefits of being a Union member just contact us through the email  address or Phone the Enterprise Center and we will get back to you to arrange a meeting.

So make that move today Join The GSU it makes sense.

The Guinness Staff Union is accessible to all members and we are located within the St James Gate area which is a unique rule of our Union . All inquiries are treated in strict Confidence.

To Request an application form just send an email to Jason.Palmer@guinnessstaffunion.com

The Guinness Staff Union is an active participant in The Diageo European Forum ( DEF)

The DEF operates under the directive of the European Works Councils ( EWC) a directive  of the European Union.

At this years DEF held between the 31st October and 3rd November the employee side which represents employees across the various European Markets including Ireland, the UK, Iberia, Scandinavia, Germany, Holland, Italy, Poland and more   put forward some  agreed agenda items  on behalf of Union Members and Staff. These included :

• Job Security –  Retention of Staff   – No Pension in some markets.
•  The Value Survey –   Diversity in the workplace.
• Brexit and the possible impact on employment.

Senior management gave presentations on the Company performance and plans.

This is a valuable forum and has had excellent input from the GSU over the years .

Our colleague Tony Maher of the TEEU who had been in the chair of the DEF for a number of years stood down this year and will be replaced by Nick Smith .  Tony has done an excellent job as the Chairman over the years and is held in high esteem by all of the employees attending the DEF ,the GSU thanks Tony for all his work and efforts and we wish Nick well in his new role and will ensure that he has the support of the GSU in moving the DEF forward.

APPLICATION FORM 2017

Telephone – 01 4100600
Email   Jason.Palmer@guinnessstaffunion.com

The Guinness Staff Union Taylor’s Lane Dublin 8

The GSU is affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU). The Union is currently represented at the ICTU Private Sector Committee and the ICTU Global Solidarity Committee.

The ICTU is holding its biennual conference in Belfast in April 2017. The GSU is entitled to put forward one motion to the conference. If any member has a particular issue which they think the Union should bring to the ICTU conference please talk to your representative on the Executive or send an email to the GSU.

Previously the Union had motions passed at conference on women’s rights, zero hours contracts and precarious work.

There are 830,000 people in membership of ICTU affiliated trade unions in the North and South of Ireland. Membership of trade unions is beginning to rise again , there is a very good reason for that, people in Unions are better off than those workers not organised. The Central Statics Office (CSO) National Employment Survey has shown that unionised workers consistently enjoy better pay and working conditions than those not in a union.

Remembers many employers are also members of unions such as IBEC and the Small Firms Association.