Security Officers United

16/10/2026

IWU welcomes 3% base pay increase and introduction of pay scales for 5, 10 and 20 years service. Our members and our union recognises that this would not have happened if the members did not go on strike.

However welcome the much needed increases in base pay and travel allowances are, they do not address the cost of living crisis increases nor do they correspond to the 32.73 euro per hour that the HSE has been paying to Northside Home Care Services.

The Union believes that Northside Home Care Services should present the findings of their pay review and open their books in a transparent manner.

The invaluable work of the healthcare assistants needs to be recognised with real increases in pay.

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08/10/2026

Andrew McNeill has a look at controversial new movie Digger. Spoilers ahead!

https://rednetwork.net/articles/2026/10/digger-the-costs-of-doing-business/

08/10/2026

Biggest show of people power since water charges is happening next week as tens of thousands of workers take strike action against Irish government!

Nurses, council workers, street cleaners, teachers will take to the picket lines to demand decent pay for workers. Strike action is how we win.

25/09/2026

For anyone out there that is unaware of your rights. I'd advise you to listen to the whole video.

I'd advise that you join a union, I'm a member of IWU Dublin Branch but some of the bigger unions may have stronger membership sections and it's always good to have access to other unionised colleagues in your workplace if you are uncertain about something in your jobs.

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07/09/2026

Finally the news we waited for!

€15.41 to €16.15 come 28th of September.

Remember this still would not have happened if we Security didn't set up the Security Officers United campaign.

We still need to get organised and get trade unionised and still build a grassroots strategy and sitting in rooms discussing the main things for improving our work experience and training + personal safety and remembering to bring a trade union reps to disciplinary meetings and reminding Security companies to the Attack In Benefit for Security injured in the course of their duty.

Celebrate and still look at the bigger picture! ✊✊✊

01/08/2026

08/07/2026

Well done to BGS and their union = Independent Workers Union.

A hard, hard fought victory

THEY TRICKED. WE FOUGHT. THEY PAID.

For months, BGS Security thought they got away with not paying our members, dodging wages, hiding behind fake excuses. They counted on us being confused. They counted on us being quiet.

They were wrong.

Because of union pressure, not polite requests, workers cheated by BGS has now been made whole. In full.

This wasn’t a gift. This wasn’t good will. This was workers standing together, refusing to back down, and forcing BGS to answer for their theft.

Let’s be clear: BGS didn’t have a change of heart. They had a change of calculation. They realized we knew their playbook and we had the strength to shut it down.

This victory belongs to every worker who spoke up, who stayed solid, and who refused to let BGS divide them. That’s the union difference. That’s what solidarity looks like in action.

Now we stay sharp. They’ll try again. They always do. But next time, they’ll know, we don’t beg. We don’t wait. We organize. We act. We win.

04/07/2026

Shame on Synergy, they know the current Security ERO = €15.41

19/05/2026

A date for your diaries

Every day, security officers put themselves in harm’s way to protect the public from danger. Yet few people ever recognise the sacrifices they make. International Security Officers' Day, which takes place on the 24th of July every year, is an opportunity to recognise and thank those people who wor...

28/04/2026

Patrick Ivory was a long time Security Officer and a lot of Security Officers in Dublin would have known him.

Our condolences to his family and friends. R. I. P

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The death has occurred of Pat Ivory of Dublin Ireland, on 27/04/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.