RSTA President, Carmel Heneghan, has written to Ministers Noonan and Howlin regarding reduction in tax relief on health insurance and pension cuts.  

Letter to Minister Noonan           Letter to Minister Howlin

A report from the March 2015 meeting of the Alliance of Retired Public Servants is available here: Alliance_Report.pdf

Alliance of Retired Public Servants  - Newsletter 2015

The first Newsletter published by the Alliance is now available.   Click here to read the Alliance Newsletter and keep up to date with pension-related developments.

The first Newsletter of the Alliance was published in January 2015.  To keep up to date on current pension related developments read the Newsletter here:  January 2015 Newsletter

THE UMBRELLA FOUNDATION.  

The Umbrella Foundation is an Irish charity based in Nepal which is seeking volunteers from all backgrounds and particulalrly volunteers with experience in teaching teenagers. Their representative, Jack Hogan, has contacted RSTA and the link below outlines the work of the Foundation and gives links to their website and volunteer programmes.  umbrella.doc

Volunteer Ireland is the National Volunteer Development Agency. It provides support for over 20 Volunteer Centres in Ireland.  Their website at www.volunteer.ie provides information about volunteering opportunities and has a full listing of contact details for your local Volunteer Centre.  The local centres match individuals with volunteering opportunities in their area and provide support and training where required.

If you are thinking about getting involved in volunteering but are not quite sure how or where to begin Volunteer Ireland is a good place to start.

The Biennial Conference of the Retired Workers' Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions took place in September in 32 Parnell Square.  A new officer Board and Committee were elected for the next two years.

The Secretary reported on the Biennial Conference of ICTU held in Belfast, 20th July 2013 at which a motion on the status of retired workers in the trade union movement, submitted by RWC, was adopted.  A review is to be undertaken by Congress on the implementation of this motion.  The RWC has been campaigning