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Solidarity with Creeslough
by Mehak Dugal
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Family fun day a success
by David Field
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New auto-enrollment pension scheme approved
by Mark Corcoran
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A History of the Civil, Public and Services Union
by Róisín McKane
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Fórsa to host ELA
by Mark Corcoran
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Dáil debates community and voluntary sector pay
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa, which represents thousands of workers in the community and voluntary sector, welcomed comments made by the health minister Stephen Donnelly on Wednesday, when he indicated his belief in the potential for a WRC process to address the substantial pay deficit issues in the sector.

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Urgent calls for Chief HSCP officer
by Mehak Dugal
 

Fórsa has called for the urgent introduction a Chief HSCP officer to the Department of Health in its latest submission to the Oireachtas Committee on autism policy and education.

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Pandemic bonus delay criticised
by Mehak Dugal
 

Fórsa has hit out at the delay in providing a timeline for the rollout of the special pandemic recognition payment  to staff in section 39 agencies, the children’s agency Tusla and other areas.

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Report to establish ‘new era’ of collective bargaining
by Niall Shanahan
 

Non-union employers could potentially face penalties for failing to negotiate with trade unions following the publication of the final report of the high-level working group on collective bargaining last week.

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Fórsa condemns IBEC’s DV position
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa has strongly condemned IBEC’s objection to the introduction of paid leave for workers who are victims of domestic violence, citing it as “distrustful and deeply insulting”.

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Save the date: Fórsa Global Solidarity Autumn School
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa’s Global Solidarity Autumn School will take place on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th November in Nerney’s Court, Dublin.

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