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Back at the end of August
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Fórsa Gaeltacht grants now available
by Róisín McKane
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Workers’ legal rights fall short
by Mark Corcoran
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Unions win paid sick leave for all
by Mark Corcoran

 

 

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Motion calls for affordable housing
by Mark Corcoran

 

 

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Pay campaign to include ballots
by Bernard Harbor
 

Union negotiators have urged all public service unions to join a coordinated campaign, supported by industrial action ballots, for improved pay.

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Derek Mullen moves on after 43 years
by Bernard Harbor
 

Derek Mullen, Fórsa national secretary and head of the union’s Civil Service Division, is retiring after more than 40 years as a civil servant and union leader.

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Blog: Fools rest on their laurels
by Éamonn Donnolly, Fórsa deputy general secretary
 

"The welcome and long-overdue restoration of the Haddington Road hours earlier this month was the best demonstration yet of the stronger voice and better protection civil servants have gained since the creation of Fórsa."

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Remote work law shunted to autumn
by Bernard Harbor
 

Revised legislation to implement the Government’s promise to give all workers a right to request remote working won’t be published until the autumn at the earliest.

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Inflation likely to average 8%
by Bernard Harbor
 

Inflation is likely to average close to 8% over the whole of 2023 before falling gradually to around 4% by the middle of next year. That’s the latest view from the trade union-backed Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI).

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Millions of workers can't afford holidays
by Niall Shanahan
 

More than 38 million people in Europe can’t afford a week's holiday despite being employed, according to the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). It said poverty wages had added three million to last year’s figures.

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