Fórsa rep elected to TU board
by Bernard Harbor
 
Fórsa member Peter Somers has been elected to the Munster TU governing body.
Fórsa member Peter Somers has been elected to the Munster TU governing body.

A Fórsa activist has been appointed to represent professional, management and support staff on the governing body of one of the recently-formed technological universities (TUs). 

 

Peter Somers has been elected to the Munster TU governing body, while Maggie Ryan has been nominated by the professional management and support group of unions to run for election to the TU Dublin board. That election is due to take place in mid-May.*

 

Professional, management, and support staff have one position on the governing body of each technological university.

 

Munster technological university was established on 1st January 2021 as the second technological university, after TU Dublin was established, two years ago. It is envisaged that by there will be five technological universities by 2022.

 

Gina O’Brien, who chairs Fórsa’s Higher Education branch, said the union was delighted at the news that one branch representative will represent the grades on the governing body of the MTU, and expressed support for Maggie Ryan's bid for election at TU Dublin.

 

“This is a very promising development and an acknowledgement of the work and commitment of our branch representatives during the merger processes,” she said. 

 

*This news item as been amended. An earlier version of the published story reported that Maggie Ryan had been elected to the TU Dublin board.

 

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