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International solidarity event for November
by Mehak Dugal
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Parents guidance on school starts
by Mehak Dugal
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Unions support Colombian rights
by Mehak Dugal
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Stronger whistleblower law welcomed
by Mehak Dugal
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Traveller event stresses union role
by Mehak Dugal
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Blended work for third party referral
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa wants to refer a dispute over blended working in the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission to a facilitator under the civil service conciliation and arbitration scheme, which allows third party referral on disputed issues.

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Community welfare service needs staff
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has called on social protection minister Heather Humphries to take urgent action to recruit community welfare officers and support staff to clear the backlog of additional needs payment (ANP) applications, which have doubled in recent months due to the cost-of-living crisis.

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Housing: Referendum urgently needed
by Mehak Dugal
 

Fórsa has called for an urgent Government commitment to a referendum on the right to housing, with a firm date for voting, in its latest submission on the issue.

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Congress wants higher minimum wage
by Róisín McKane
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called on the Government to increase the national minimum wage from €10.50 to €12 per hour in this month’s budget.

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Inflation hits low paid hardest
by Mehak Dugal
 

Workers on lower incomes face a higher rate of inflation than the average according to a recent report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). 

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