As we embark on a challenging year ahead, Kevin Callinan reflects on the successes of 2025, how they were built through collective action and solidarity. With the public sector pay deal due to expire, ongoing disputes, and a changing international political climate, we will need that solidarity to deliver for our ever-growing membership.
Civil service members have voted overwhelmingly to accept phase one local bargaining pay proposals, securing pay increases and scale improvements across all grades. The result clears the way for further claims under phase two.
Fórsa has told the Government that Ireland’s 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which begins in July, must put housing, healthcare and the cost of living at the centre of the EU agenda.
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has condemned the continued blocking of Irish-funded maternity care from entering the Gaza strip and has urged the Irish Government to engage with its Israeli counterparts in ensuring the aid reaches those in need.
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