A ballot of close to 90,000 Fórsa members working across the civil and public service will open next week, on Tuesday 4th August, running until Tuesday 1st September.
Last Monday 20th July Fórsa released details of a significant Labour Court recommendation on pension arrangements for school secretaries and caretakers, describing it as a major step towards addressing a long-standing inequity affecting thousands of workers.
Fórsa has issued a formal non-cooperation instruction to special needs assistant (SNA) members following the recent ballot, in which members rejected the SNA Workforce Development Plan (SNAWDP) and the associated Circular.
Officers of the Public Services Committee (PSC) of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) met officials from the Department of Public Expenditure yesterday in a bid to address outstanding local bargaining issues under the now-expired public service agreement.
Library workers who faced intimidation, harassment and abuse during a coordinated campaign targeting public libraries have been nominated for the Emilio Gabaglio Award, an international trade union prize recognising outstanding solidarity-based action across Europe.
Union training is all about building confident activists who can organise and strengthen the union from the ground up. Fiona Dunne tells us all about what's in store at the Skills Academy in the months ahead.
This issue of the Fórsa members' news bulletin is the last issue before a summer hiatus. We will continue to update members on any critical issues that might arise via single issue emails over this period. The Fórsa members' news bulletin will return on Friday 4th September.
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