Hundreds of community employment (CE) supervisors and assistant supervisors represented by Fórsa and Siptu took part on a one-day strike yesterday (Monday), following a 10-year dispute over pensions. 

Fórsa is studying the detail of last week’s Labour Court recommendation regarding the nurses' dispute, and will also want to see the outcome of further talks on a proposed new nurses’ contract before fully assessing any implications for any grades in non-commercial semi-state agencies.

Clerical and administrative staff are among the groups hardest hit by the cost of housing, which has risen much faster than incomes, according to a new report from the Nevin Economic Research Institute.

Two-thirds of Irish adults believe free childcare should be available to all, according to an annual study conducted by Early Childhood Ireland.

The Fórsa Services and Enterprises Division has established a sub-group to look at its structure following the amalgamation that created the new union just over a year ago.

Discussions on the implications of brexit for Ireland north and south took place in Dublin last week as Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) general secretary Patricia King met Keir Starmer, the British shadow secretary of state for exiting the EU.

Trade unions celebrated Valentine’s Day last week by highlighting deficits in the transparency of tips policies in the restaurant and hospitality sectors.