Fórsa and other unions representing staff working in HSE funded agencies (Section 39) secured an agreement on pay restoration for workers in the agencies at the beginning of October.

Fórsa’s Health & Welfare divisional executive has formally agreed to the terms of WRC proposals, issued in mid-September, regarding Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) networks and an operating model. The union wrote to the HSE this week identifying the immediate steps required to implement the proposals.

Newly agreed measures on public service new entrants’ pay will mean that public servants will no longer be at a long-term disadvantage based on the year in which they were recruited.

Last week's Raise the Roof  rally took place outside Leinster house. There was a strong Fórsa presence, with branch campaign officers, activists and staff from throughout the country in attendance.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ report on its housing lobbying campaign shows strong support among TDs for radical action to tackle the housing and homelessness crisis.

Fórsa has submitted its returns to the Lobby Register covering the period from 1st May to 31st August 2018. This brings the union's total number of returns for 2018 to 24.