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Lunch and learn with Fórsa’s Skills Academy
by Roisin McKane
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#RaisetheRoof
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Unions and employers call for elimination of racial discrimination
by Mehak Dugal
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NERI to host seminar on Job Equality
by Mark Corcoran
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New AA Roadside Rescue plan for members
by Róisín McKane
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Keep Water Public: #NameTheDate
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa has once again expressed its disappointment at Government’s failure to act on its promise to stage a referendum on water ownership despite it being in the Programme for Government agreed in July 2020.

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Ballot to commence on job evaluation
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa members working in local authorities will soon receive details of the voting arrangements for a ballot on industrial action in pursuit of an independent job evaluation scheme.

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€10k award for Fórsa member in unfair dismissal
by Niall Shanahan
 

A Fórsa member who was sacked by Donegal County Council for alleged underperformance has been awarded €10,000 in a WRC adjudication on unfair dismissal.

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Organising strategies, collective bargaining and NI peace process on agenda during Fórsa’s Washington visit
by Niall Shanahan
 

A senior delegation of Fórsa travelled to Washington DC last week for a seven-day visit, during which they had a series of meetings with US unions and political and employer representatives.

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ICTU launches “The Social Wage”
by Mark Corcoran
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has issued a response to the Government's publication of a proposed overhaul of the jobseekers benefit system which could change the payment structure to make it directly proportional to the recipient’s previous earnings.

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Period poverty forcing tough decisions
by Mehak Dugal
 

Concerning reports from charities and food banks in recent weeks show women are being forced to choose between food and buying period products.

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