Ballot on Public Service Agreement (2010-2014)

Number of Ballots Issued:	10,122
Number of Ballots Returned:	6,711
Spoiled Votes:	6
Total Valid Poll:	6,705	(66%)
Votes in Favour:	4,507	(67%)
Votes Against:	2,198	(33%)

What is the PSEU?

The Public Service Executive Union is the Trade Union for Executive Grades in the Civil Service and the wider public sector.
The Union was formed in 1890 and has 10,000 members in the Civil Service, Eircom, An Post, the National Lottery, the Commissioners of Irish Lights, the Irish Aviation Authority, the Health and Safety Authority, the National Pensions Board and FAS and is the Union recognised for negotiation purposes for the Executive Grades in these employments

Where are our members?

PSEU members are located throughout the country (and beyond) working on a wide variety of different jobs. They are to be found managing Computer Systems; working on administration on issues as varied as tax collection, social welfare services, employment, enterprise and education; in the Customs and Excise; in the Diplomatic Service; marketing the services of An Post; running the National Lottery and managing Eircom Services - to name but a few.

How is the Union run?

The PSEU is a democratic organisation and there are no barriers to any fully paid up member taking part in all of the Union's affairs. The Union's Board of Management the Executive Committee is elected at the Annual Delegate Conference by delegates appointed by the members. Branch Committees are elected by the membership in their own Branch at Annual General Meetings of Branches.

How much does membership cost?

Union subscriptions are currently 0.62% of pay and gives you access to all of the Union services.

Members of the Union are entitled to claim tax relief on Trade Union subscriptions. The relief is an annual flat rate allowance of €300 at the standard rate of tax 20% which equates to a Tax Credit of €60. Details of how to claim the relief can be found at: http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/credits/trade-union-subsciptions.html

Among the services available to members are a Death Benefit and a bi-monthly Membership Prize Draw. These are available to members free of charge.

The death benefit is €5,000. The conditions for the Death Benefit are that a person is a member of the Union and has been a member for 12 months at the time of death.

The Membership Prize Scheme consists of a draw involving all members who have been in membership for 12 months. The draws take place every two months.

There are fifteen prizes in each draw, the first prize is €2,000, with five prizes of €1,000, along with four prizes of €750 and five prizes of €500.

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