Responding to a video message from Minister of Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, head of division Ashley Connolly said health workers remain ready to hear proposals from the HSE and the Department of Health on the provision of health services over a seven-day week.

The Health and Welfare divisional conference took place in Letterkenny last week, running from Wednesday 14th May to Friday 16th may. Delegates from branches around the country gathered to debate motions, elect a new divisional executive committee (DEC) and set the direction for the division for the next two years. 

The recent Australian elections showed that working from home is now an election issue around the world. In this opinion piece, published in the Irish Examiner on Tuesday 13th May, Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan calls on the government to initiate a major study looking at the benefits of remote work. 

The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) has launched a new survey to gather real stories from women on the front lines of transport work.