The Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants (AHCPS) is a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...

representing senior civil servants and other managers in

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. The union was founded in 1943, and affiliated to the

Irish Congress of Trade Unions The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (often abbreviated to just Congress or ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trades Union Congress (founded in 1894) and the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is a national trade union centr ...

in 1978. Despite its name, it represents not only civil servants, but also managers in other organisations in the state sector.John B. Smethurst and Peter Carter, ''Historical Directory of Trade Unions'', vol.6, p.374 The Veterinary Officers' Association works closely with the AHCPS, which takes responsibility for its negotiation and representation.

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