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Climate change ‘just transition’ call
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Pension plan falls short
by Róisín McKane
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Credit union for local govt staff
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Fórsa backs cycle network plan
by Niall Shanahan
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Slight increase in overnight rate
by Bernard Harbor
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A short story about a short statement
by Bernard Harbor
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Fórsa to consult on Irish Water
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa will host a special joint meeting of its Local Government and Municipal Employees divisions on Monday 3rd December, to formulate the union’s response to government proposals for the transformation of Irish Water.

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Union action forces water referendum
by Bernard Harbor
 

Commentators have credited Fórsa with forcing a Government U-turn on an Irish Water referendum after the Cabinet decided last week to consult the Attorney General (AG) on a plebiscite to guarantee that water services stay in public ownership.

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Fórsa backs four-day working week
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has added its voice to international trade union demands for reduced working time to ensure that workers share the benefits of in increased productivity from technological change.

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Fórsa warns on recruitment and retention
by Bernard Harbor
 

A senior Fórsa official has called on the Public Service Pay Commission (PSPC) to press on with examinations of recruitment and retention difficulties in all parts of the public service where it has identified issues, now that it has concluded its work on nurses and medical consultants

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Women lose out on top jobs
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Fórsa has reiterated its concerns about the failure to address the gender imbalance in top local government posts as new figures revealed that just 28% of local authority chief executives are women.

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Increased parental leave welcome but overdue
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Fórsa has welcomed government plans to increase paid parental leave from two to seven weeks for each parent by 2021, but says the move is long overdue.

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Gender pay gap worth 67 days
by Róisín McKane
 

The persistent gender pay gap means that women have to work the equivalent of 67 extra days each year to earn the same as their average male counterpart, according to Fórsa official Geraldine O’Brien.

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Stress goes through the roof
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

The number of Irish workers who described themselves as stressed at work more than doubled between 2010 and 2015, according to new research from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

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