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Back at the end of August
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Fórsa Gaeltacht grants now available
by Róisín McKane
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Motion calls for affordable housing
by Mark Corcoran
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Unions win paid sick leave for all
by Mark Corcoran
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Workers’ legal rights fall short
by Mark Corcoran
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Pay campaign to include ballots
by Bernard Harbor
 

Union negotiators have urged all public service unions to join a coordinated campaign, supported by industrial action ballots, for improved pay.

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Challenges in health and welfare in 2022
by Ashley Connolly
 

Ashley Connolly was appointed head of Fórsa’s Health and Welfare Division at the beginning of July. With 20 years’ experience working in a hospital environment prior to working with Fórsa, she’s uniquely placed to cast a reflective eye on the challenges facing Fórsa’s health and welfare members this year. She looks at how the union is responding and at some of the additional challenges coming into view.

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Galway rally marks boost in community campaign
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa’s Galway Health and Local Government branch is planning a protest rally on Saturday 27th August to highlight pay inequality, recruitment difficulties and growing waiting lists in the community and voluntary sector.

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Remote work law shunted to autumn
by Bernard Harbor
 

Revised legislation to implement the Government’s promise to give all workers a right to request remote working won’t be published until the autumn at the earliest.

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Inflation likely to average 8%
by Bernard Harbor
 

Inflation is likely to average close to 8% over the whole of 2023 before falling gradually to around 4% by the middle of next year. That’s the latest view from the trade union-backed Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI).

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Millions of workers can't afford holidays
by Niall Shanahan
 

More than 38 million people in Europe can’t afford a week's holiday despite being employed, according to the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). 

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