Retiring school secretary Kathleen O’Doherty was among the former members of Fórsa’s School Secretaries branch committee given a hero’s farewell at the branch AGM.

Fórsa is reminding SNA members of their access to the Department of Education’s scheme for leave of absence following assault.

Speaking at last Saturday’s AGM of Fórsa’s School Secretaries branch, assistant general secretary Shane Lambert urged delegates to speak to their school caretaker colleagues about joining the union.

Fórsa is awaiting an imminent response from the Department of Education following on from the union submission on the Special Needs Assistants (SNA) Contract Review.

On Wednesday, Fórsa, sent a message of solidarity to trade unions in the UK as the TUC held a national ‘right to strike’ day.

Fórsa has successfully negotiated a large settlement to the sum of €26,000 for a member of the school secretary branch based in Munster.