As we embark on a challenging year ahead, Kevin Callinan reflects on the successes of 2025, how they were built through collective action and solidarity. With the public sector pay deal due to expire, ongoing disputes, and a changing international political climate, we will need that solidarity to deliver for our ever-growing membership.
Driver testers in the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have voted in favour of taking industrial action regarding the employer’s failure to properly indemnify staff. A WRC engagement is due to take place on Tuesday 20th January.
Fórsa members among Aer Lingus cabin crew have voted overwhelmingly to reject the airline’s December pay offer, with 98.1% voting against the proposal in a ballot that closed last Friday (9th January).
Fórsa’s Early Years Specialist members in Pobal are voting on an agreement reached in a long-running dispute over pay, conditions and recognition of the specialist nature of their work.
Fórsa has told the Government that Ireland’s 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which begins in July, must put housing, healthcare and the cost of living at the centre of the EU agenda.
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has condemned the continued blocking of Irish-funded maternity care from entering the Gaza strip and has urged the Irish Government to engage with its Israeli counterparts in ensuring the aid reaches those in need.
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