https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/ en-us 22 Jul 2026 08:46:59 IST 22 Jul 2026 08:46:59 IST https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/rss.xml Newsweaver Noreply@forsatradeunion.nw008.com (Fórsa trade union) support@newsweaver.ie (Newsweaver) 60 true https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/yztm0zobld7?lang=en&rss=true Good morning colleagues, In the letters page of today's Irish Times, Fórsa responds to Gerard Howlin's hatchet job (published Monday) on remote work in public services. 02 Jul 2021 12:00:00 IST 3880ef5580d31c41dd4f1323ec2ff16b Articles A Niall Shanahan <p><span style="color: #000000;">Good morning colleagues,</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">In the letters page of today's Irish Times, Fórsa responds to Gerard Howlin's hatchet job (published Monday) on remote work in public services. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Kevin Donoghue's letter on remote work is <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1rummg0eht0/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">published here</a> and also available <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/jpvbsjnz0bq?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">RTÉ and the Irish Times were among the outlets that reported the L<a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/136mou7qlcg/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">abour Court recommendation</a> on Monday for a <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1wt2k9xssjb/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pension gratuity for school secretaries</a> and caretakers.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">In the same paper,Martin Wall reports that the scrapping of 'insourcing' by the HSE (where private companies are paid to use HSE staff and equipment after hours to hold special clinics to treat patients on waiting lists, "<em>in an attempt to deliver more timely care</em>"), <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1rqjh2aj78m/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">could mean that up to 4,000 additional patients per month could be placed on a regional waiting list</a> to see a consultant, according to an internal HSE report. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Also in the Irish Times, John McManus queries IAG's plans for Aer Lingus. He debates <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/s8mfovpr0aq/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the logic of shrinking the airline by 7%</a> as the Dublin passenger cap is lifted: "<em>IAG has either decided to take a step back by shrinking Aer Lingus in order to take two steps forward or has missed a trick because of its obsession with operating margins</em>."</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Elsewhere in this week's news, Erin Nugent, a project co-ordinator at HIV Ireland, is <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/lfcl0et9cus/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pursuing a complaint under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 against her employer</a> and is being represented in the WRC by Fórsa.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">A reminder that a national hosepipe ban <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1qtcn858yuk/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">is to come into effect from Friday</a> for the whole of the State. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Your Zen this morning is a trailer for season 5 of <em>The Bear</em>, which I finished watching at the weekend. Bittersweet to say goodbye to such <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/14wcmkplf2a/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a great group of characters</a>, but a satisfying conclusion for fans of the show.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Have a great day.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>NS</strong></span></p> <p> </p> Fórsa news here