The local and European elections take place today Friday 7th June. Polling stations across the country opened at 7am and remain open all day, closing at 10pm.
Fórsa has urged the Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD, to increase the pace of engagement with the union for a new school caretaker pay structure.
Fórsa members working in HR departments in Education and Training Boards (ETBs) have been issued a non-cooperation instruction effective from Thursday 30th May 2024.
School secretaries who missed out on the chance to transfer to the national contract and pay deal negotiated by the union and implemented in 2023, can now apply to transfer to the Department of Education payroll system.
The ongoing housing crisis threatens to undermine Irish economic success and its international reputation, as a generation of workers continue to be locked out of the housing market.
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