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Will you be our Valentine? Get ready for our Valentine’s Day rally 📍 Front Square 📆 February 14th at 12pm noon #PGRsDeserveBetter #LoveIrishResearch

📣 DCU announces all PhD stipends to be raised to 22k. 📣 No increase to the proposed 25k in the Review. 📣 No clear support for PhD employment rights, sick pay, parental leave. 22k is a major win for PWO Ireland & DCU local branch. But it is far short of what we deserve (1/2)

Organising gets results 💪 If you're a #PhD researcher in Ireland join us pwo.ie #LoveIrishResearch #PGRsDeserveBetter

TOMORROW at Trinity College Dublin Join the PWO to protest for PhD working conditions at 12pm (by the buttery steps in the Front square) PhDs must be recognized as workers to ensure fair pay and conditions for all!

We launched our "Workers in all but Name, Pay and Conditions" report on Employment of PhD researchers for TDs and Senators today, with support from @TheUSI and SIPTU. Join us for a panel discussion this evening at 6pm to hear more: eventbrite.ie/e/workers-in-a… #PGRsDeserveBetter

Putting forward a number of amendments on behalf of postgraduate researchers tonight to enshrine a commitment to proper pay, conditions, representation and employment rights for postgrad workers in the new Research and Innovation Bill which is at final stage in the Dáil tonight

Although some of us want to teach or rely on it financially, it’s ok to say no! If you ever face issues like this you are not alone. Reach out to your union and we are here to support! 👇

No top up grants for disabled PhD researchers, despite our higher living costs. No funded part-time or flexible options. No additional funding for AT or equipment. Risk of losing supports. Yet Govt 'wonders' why the numbers of disabled students at post grad level is dropping.

Great article this morning on issues facing underpaid PhDs in Ireland - an issue that has seen little progress under the watch of your soon-to-be Taoiseach Simon Harris TD irishtimes.com/ireland/educat…

🚨 AGM Announcement 🚨 PWO Ireland will host our AGM online on Thursday 18th April at 6pm. Members will shortly receive an email with details on how to run for executive positions and submitting motions. Hustings for exec positions will take place one week before on 11th April.

Simon Harris TD you've got unfinished business. Pay us enough to live. Recognise our work! #PGRsDeserveBetter

PhDs in Trinity College Dublin have wildly different working conditions despite having the same job. Lack of transparency is used by schools and departments to enforce arbitrary rules, and we have no power to resist. We need CLEAR policies FOR ALL. WALK OUT WITH US forms.gle/LhrSTHrUxcFCkA…

This directly contravenes Revenue rules on scholarship stipend exemption conditions. Scholarships cannot be paid in return for work. That needs to go under PAYE and PRSI contributions must be paid for the recipient. Department of Further and Higher Education Linda Doyle Trinity College Dublin Trinity Business School

Solidarity with PWO TCD! Our demands are long overdue.

Never have I been more embarrassed to associated with Trinity College Dublin. This is what Linda Doyle and the university admin does to PhDs protesting for the right to maternity leave, a minimum wage and basic social insurance payments.

Completely unacceptable intimidation and escalation tactics from Trinity College Dublin leadership. Those individuals/groups on the receiving end of these threats have done essential work in elevating the views & needs of their academic community — a job that TCD has repeatedly failed to do.