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.

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.

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).

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.

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

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.

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.

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.