Fórsa is to ballot clerical and administrative management grades working throughout the HSE and Section 38 organisations in response to an ongoing dispute over recruitment pauses in the sector, and the employer’s failure to adhere to collective agreements on the filling of promotional positions.

Fórsa members working in dietetics, orthoptics, occupational therapy, podiatry, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, social work and social care work are set to be balloted in a dispute over the employers’ failure to implement the career pathway review.

Fórsa has welcomed the announcement that Government is to disregard historical convictions for the committing of sexual acts between consenting men.

Fórsa activists came together last Thursday (22nd June) to attend the launch of the Branch Supports pilot programme.

Fórsa has made a number of recommendations in its latest submission on a Code of Practice on the “Right to Request Remote Working.”

Fórsa is urging members to back a solidarity protest in support of Cork library workers next Friday, 7^th July, at 12.30pm outside Cork City Library and marching to Cork City Hall at 1pm. 

Reducing tax rates in the upcoming budget would be inappropriate and irresponsible, according to Fórsa General Secretary, Kevin Callinan.

Fórsa’s General Secretary Kevin Callinan has recently returned from Palestine as part of a delegation from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU).

Ireland’s Four Day Week campaign presented their case to TD’s and senators at Leinster house last week.