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Roscommon flexi ruling lifts strike threat
by Bernard Harbor

Fórsa has deferred industrial action planned in Roscommon.

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Insurance section stays public

An independent facilitator has supported Fόrsa’s contention that Dublin City Council changes to its insurance claims section constituted outsourcing.

 

 

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Library commitments won as talks continue

Fόrsa’s Municipal Employees’ division has won a commitment that Dublin City Council will fill outstanding library attendant and mobile library driver posts.

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Sex harassment law change sought
by Sean Carabini

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is seeking legal changes to make it easier for victims to report sexually abusive behaviour in the workplace.

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Compulsory public service retirement age raised
by Bernard Harbor

The Government is to legislate to allow local council staff who are currently obliged to retire at age 65 to opt to stay in work longer.

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Coalition seeks pension cut reversal
by Bernard Harbor

Fórsa joined a broad coalition in a demonstration to demand the reversal of 2012 pension cuts.

 

 

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Patricia King, ICTU
Patricia King, ICTU
Precarious work is now common
by Bernard Harbor

Precarious working arrangements have now spread across the economy according to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU).

 

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Council workers get new year pay boost
by Bernard Harbor
 

Local authority staff are due a 1% pay increase with effect from 1st January 2018, under the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA) negotiated by Fórsa and other public service unions. The next instalment of the deal, which was backed by members of the three unions that recently amalgamated to create our new union, will see a further 1% adjustment in October.

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Fórsa clears final hurdle
by Bernard Harbor
 

The final piece of the Fórsa jigsaw was put in place on 2nd January, when the Registrar for Friendly Societies confirmed that the new union was registered and cleared to start work on behalf of more than 80,000 members. The registrar is the statutory regulator for trade unions.

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Unions warn on Irish Water
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Fórsa and other ICTU unions have raised concerns about the future public ownership of water services with local government minister Eoghan Murphy. At a meeting with the minister last month, Fórsa national secretary Peter Nolan also said unions would resist any attempt to force local authority staff to move to Irish Water on foot of management proposals to create a single water authority.

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Working time window opens
by Derek Mullen
 

Public servants who want to revert to ‘pre-Haddington Road’ working hours – with a pro-rata salary reduction – can apply to do so between now and April 2018. The opportunity, which was negotiated by Fórsa as part of the Public Services Stability Agreement (PSSA), will then close before briefly reopening between January and April 2021.

 

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Muno wins outsourcing battle
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa’s Municipal Employees’ division has seen off outsourcing in Dublin City Council’s litter warden service. The council has agreed that external contractors will no longer be used to undertake the duties of litter wardens.

 

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