The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), which represents Fórsa and other unions with a collective membership of over 20 million, has condemned the recent Russian attack on Ukraine in the strongest terms.

Recently-published legislation that claims to give workers a right to request remote working arrangement is “fatally flawed” and needs major amendments, according to Fórsa and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU).

Unions representing local authority staff met last week to discuss new correspondence from Minister Darragh O’Brien on the future of Ireland’s water services.

Fórsa has received correspondence on management proposals for the transfer of local authority veterinary services to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Fórsa has expressed condolences following the sad news that a Wexford council worker tragically lost his life while ensuring the safety of others during Storm Eunice last month.

Social protection minister Heather Humphreys has indicated that final proposals for an auto-enrolment pension scheme will go before Government in the coming weeks.

Ireland spends 28% less on pensions and 12% less on family and child welfare when compared to high-income EU countries, according to a major new report on The Irish State Post-Pandemic, which was published by Fórsa last week.