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Pilots warn against crash speculation
IAA temporarily suspends Boeing 737 MAX from Irish airspace
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Delegates back women-only mentoring
by Hazel Gavigan
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Women concerned about ‘glass ceiling’ on promotions - report
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Youth-developed children’s website launched
by Mark Dowd
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Minister to launch Fórsa’s disability network
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Union concern at rising airport arrests
by Fórsa communications staff
 

A reported rise in the number of people being arrested at airports for anti-social public order offences is a cause for deep concern about the safety of cabin crew and other aviation workers, according to Fórsa.

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Partnership workers push for restoration
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa members in Wicklow County and South Dublin County partnerships have backed industrial action in a dispute over income restoration.

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Pay deal assumptions need review
by Bernard Harbor
 

The underlying assumptions of the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA) need to be reviewed to take account of lost spending power, recent and projected growth rates, and pay movements in the wider economy, according to Fórsa.

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Working lone parent poverty doubles
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Poverty among working lone parents has more than doubled in five years, according to a new study by the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP).

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Zero hour ban comes into force
by Mark Dowd
 

Fórsa has welcomed legislation banning zero hour contracts, which came into force earlier this month.

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Hard Brexit worries harden
by Bernard Harbor
 

Developments in Westminster and Brussels this week deepened uncertainty over the direction of Brexit, with three options – no deal, a version of Teresa May’s deal, and no Brexit – all still on the table.

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Thousands march again for housing action
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Further ‘Raise the Roof’ rallies were held in Dublin and Cork earlier this month after the initial event last October saw thousands gather outside Leinster House in protest of the housing and homelessness crisis.

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