Fórsa is to begin balloting for industrial action among its members in the Health Service Executive. The HSE’s pay and numbers strategy has left vacancies in workplace causing overworking of staff and reduced quality of service.

Consultation will soon begin with members in Sections 39, 56, 40 and 10. Negotiations to secure pay parity with workers in similar positions directly employed by the state ended without agreement.

Fórsa accuses government politically motivated decisions ahead of election as redeployment of existing CDNT staff to pilot programme threatens already overstretched services

ICTU described this week’s Budget 2025 as “fiscally irresponsible” saying that corporation tax receipts are being used to fuel a pre-election giveaway in a return to “reckless, pre-crash budgetary strategies.”

The Fórsa Youth AGM will take place on Friday 18th October in the union’s headquarters. Members under age 35 are invited to get more involved in the union.

Although there were many furrowed brows when Fórsa decided to join the exhibitors at the Ploughing Championships this year, it proved a great success.