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Resources needed to address unpaid wages
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Fórsa backs NERI head’s new book
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Mick’s miles for Sligo Simon
by Niall Shanahan
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Lyra McKee remembered in peace pledge
by Hazel Gavigan
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Limerick lets it rise
by Bernard Harbor
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Employers group slammed on parental leave
by Hazel Gavigan and Bernard Harbor
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What in the World returns
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Local government conference set for Kilkenny
by Bernard Harbor
 

Delegates representing Fórsa’s local government branches will assemble in Kilkenny next week for the union’s biennial Local Government Division conference.

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Unions may seek pay deal review
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has raised the idea of a mid-term review of the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA), which currently governs pay and working conditions for most local authority workers.

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On the road with More Power To You
by Niall Shanahan
 

A series of public meetings to promote Fórsa’s More Power To You campaign got underway in Cork this week. The initiative aims to reclaim the role of local authorities and local democracy.

 

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Improved annual leave proposal received
by Bernard Harbor
 

The Local Government Oversight Group, which oversees compliance with the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA), has made proposals to resolve a dispute over annual leave for local government workers who are acting up to a higher grade.

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New entrants to get further consideration
by Bernard Harbor
 

Outstanding issues of concern to so-called ‘new entrants’ – staff who entered the public service in 2011 or after – are set to be reviewed, according to a text agreed by public service unions and management.

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Most workers have no pension
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Less than half of workers are currently in an occupational or private pension scheme, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

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Fall in industrial action
by Niall Shanahan
 

Last year had the lowest number of days lost to industrial action since 2012 according to new Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) figures.

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Homelessness protest for 18th May
by Bernard Harbor
 

The national housing and homelessness campaign ‘Raise the Roof’ is staging a national demonstration in Dublin on Saturday 18th May. The coalition, which includes trade unions, student bodies and housing and homelessness organisations, is calling for local authority-led investment in public housing.

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