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Fórsa Breakfast News Briefing - Fórsa Breakfast News Briefing - Thursday 12th November 2026 https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/ en-us Thu, 12 Nov 2026 08:57:30 +0000 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 08:57:30 +0000 https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/rss.xml Newsweaver Noreply@forsatradeunion.nw008.com (Fórsa trade union) support@newsweaver.ie (Newsweaver) 60 true Kicking Statues https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1kpqfayx0qx?lang=en&rss=true Good morning colleagues, Lots of media coverage about the public service pay agreement continues, with the Irish Times leading on news that "Public pay deal will be reviewed if economy deteriorates," referencing the review mechanism built in to the agreement to address any spike in inflation during the agreement's lifespan. However, the Irish Times appears to frame the review as providing the same option to the Government should the economy contract during that time. While the headline and opening paragraph presents that framing, it also states: "When asked, he [DPER minister Jack Chambers] did not say whether Government would seek a review of the deal if inflation fell in the course of the 33-month lifespan of the agreement." The minister is also having to counter claims that the agreement represents a 'capitulation' to unions. Fri, 02 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100 5d8bedf51d168e3a77c012f9c7010189 Articles A Niall Shanahan Good morning colleagues, Lots of media coverage about the public service pay agreement continues, with the Irish Times leading on news that "Public pay deal will be reviewed if economy deteriorates," referencing the review mechanism built in to the agreement to address any spike in inflation during the agreement's lifespan. However, the Irish Times appears to frame the review as providing the same option to the Government should the economy contract during that time. While the headline and opening paragraph presents that framing, it also states: "When asked, he [DPER minister Jack Chambers] did not say whether Government would seek a review of the deal if inflation fell in the course of the 33-month lifespan of the agreement." The minister is also having to counter claims that the agreement represents a 'capitulation' to unions. That Irish Times coverage <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/132m96pr1mm/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">can be found here</a>, while Martin Wall's page 2 analysis (What reforms are being sought in return for €5bn public pay deal?) is available <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1swr3n18hn3?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.   Despite the conclusion of talks in the wee small hours yesterday, <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/zq5d7mge9rk/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kevin Callinan joined David McCullagh on his morning programme</a> to talk about the agreement. Later in the day, after the NEC gave its backing to recommending a yes vote in the upcoming Fórsa ballot on the deal, Kevin spoke to <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/19ej1mz2gex?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Matt Cooper on Today FM's The Last Word</a>.   Elsewhere, <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/12ywyii43g2/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Indo reports on Fórsa and the TUI's executives backing</a> of the new agreement, while Brendan Ryan in Cork writes to the Irish Times letters page to highlight <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/vef2wn8dtx7/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">how much of the pay increases returns to the State through personal taxation</a>. The same observation is noted in some of the media coverage.   The Irish Examiner's editorial criticises the <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/2aqiso3850c/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Government's handling of negotiations</a> and "may want to consider how poor its timing was with the discussions — by leaving substantive negotiations so late in the day, it gave the unions a trump card...", while <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1nphkt5d6v1/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Irish Times editorial takes a similar approach</a> ("Government negotiators should have ensured that the real talking started earlier – much earlier.")   Regional titles <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/snhy5p3gh53/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">choose to focus more on the higher value of the deal</a> for workers earning below €60,000.   Your Zen this morning is <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/la61863cgkc/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the title track</a> of Anna Von Hauswolff's Iconoclast album, which she performed at the National Concert Hall last night. Her band put on a great show. A big heavy sound underpins a soaring and unique voice. It had the audience on their feet and was quite a balm after an intense few days at work.   Have a great day.   <iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/37JtkmslLEI?si=DqPGDPaMtsh7Sc-x" width="100%" height="315" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe> More news here