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Sligo podcast takes to the air
by Niall Shanahan
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Government rejects tips solution
by Craig Whelan
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PRSL and sick leave explained
by Rory Hogan and Hazel Gavigan
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Fórsa supporting Pride and Trans Pride
by Craig Whelan
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Support sought for Pieta House
by Craig Whelan
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ICTU wants power-sharing restoration
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Unions welcome councillors ‘Dublin Agreement’
Agreement makes commitment to publicly provided waste collection services
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa, Siptu and Connect trade unions have welcomed the launch of the 2019 ‘Dublin Agreement’ by elected representatives on Dublin City Council. 

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Pension top-up scheme details published
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird and Rory Hogan
 

A long-awaited circular on a facility for the purchase and transfer of retirement benefits for members of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme has been released by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER).

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Midlands progress on workforce plans
by Bernard Harbor
 

Library workforce plans have been agreed in Longford and Offaly county councils, which were both awaiting departmental sanction as this bulletin went to press.

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Higgins: Decent work our defining issue
 

The battle for decent work “is a defining battle of our times,” according to Michael D Higgins. Speaking at the five-yearly congress of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), which took place in Dublin earlier this month, the Irish President applauded the role of trade unions in upholding the “hard-won rights of workers across Europe as we continue to face the challenges and obstacles to a fairer society.”

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Public services must lead climate response
by Bernard Harbor
 

Climate change is the biggest challenge facing public services, which will be at the centre of the national and international response to global warming in the coming years, according to Fórsa.

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Domestic subsistence increase next week
 

The standard domestic subsistence ‘day rates’ paid to civil servants who are out of the office on business are to increase by 10% from Monday (1st July).

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Gender targets will be missed
by Hazel Gavigan
 

No country in the world will achieve its gender equality commitments before an agreed target date of 2030.

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