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New Fórsa officers elected
by Hazel Gavigan

Fórsa has a brand new team of elected officers since last month’s inaugural national conference. At the end of May the union’s president, vice presidents and treasurer were appointed following ballots of branches.

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Fórsa member wins comp

Fórsa member Cathriona McElhinney was the lucky winner of a two-night stay at the Delphi resort in Connemara, in a competition run by the union’s group discounts scheme.

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Social dialogue to be expanded
by Bernard Harbor

The Labour-Employer Economic Forum (LEEF), a trade union-employer-Government social dialogue forum established in 2016, is to be expanded to deal with four pressing issues: housing, pensions, childcare and employment rights.

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Fórsa to deliver on equality
by Andy Pike

The creation of Fórsa provides an opportunity to build on the work undertaken by the former CPSU, IMPACT and PSEU in the area of equality. The new union represents a diverse workforce across many sectors within the public service, the semi-state sector, and elsewhere.

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SláinteCare requires reform and higher taxes
by Bernard Harbor

The cost of developing high-quality health services free at the point of need could be as high as €1.6 billion, according to a new report by the union-backed Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI).

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Strike planned over Roscommon flexi
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa members in Roscommon are to hold a one-day strike on 21st June over management’s refusal to halt its effective ban on flexi-leave in the county council, in defiance of a Labour Court recommendation.

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Younger workers’ wages wane
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Average wages for young workers in Ireland are over 8% lower than in 2008, according to new research from the union-backed Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI). But average pay for older workers has now surpassed pre-crisis levels.

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Ireland to have highest state pension age
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Government plans to increase the State pension age to 68 will place Ireland’s retirement age among the highest in the world, according to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU).

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Unions want change to water laws
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Fórsa is to seek the Irish Government’s support for a European Commission proposal to change the EU’s drinking water directive. The proposed changes include increased obligations to protect vulnerable and marginalised groups who may have difficulty accessing clean water.

 

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New EU waste rules introduced
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

The EU has introduced new rules to discourage waste production and increase recycling in member states.

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Rescue 116 remembered in charity cycle
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

A 12-strong team of eight cyclists and four volunteers wants Fórsa members and branches to get behind them as they compete in the Race Around Ireland cycling event in memory of crewman Ciarán Smith of Rescue 116.

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Fórsa adopts new data policy
by Matt Staunton
 

Fórsa’s national executive has adopted new data protection policies to ensure that the union is compliant with the EU Data Protection Directive (GDPR), which came into effect on 25th May.

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Fórsa audio bulletin episode 9
by Hazel Gavigan (audio editor)

In this episode we speak to Dr. Laura Bambrick of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions on the government's proposed pension reform, Fórsa official Andy Pike on progress in the civil service on pay flexibility and more. Presented by Hazel Gavigan.

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