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ICTU urges prioritisation of auto-enrolment
by Mark Corcoran

 

 

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Documenting protest: We Stand with Ukraine 
by Niall Shanahan

 

 

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Fórsa warns on new EU fiscal rules
by Niall Shanahan

 

 

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4DW launches next phase  
by Mark Corcoran

 

 

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OECD highlights skill shortage amongst Irish workers
by Mark Corcoran

 

 

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Services and Enterprises Division Annual Report

 

 

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Fórsa members’ survey reveals strong support for pay bargaining to secure ‘inflation-matching’ increases
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa’s members’ survey has revealed very strong support for the union to pursue inflation-matching pay increases, including in the next round of public service pay talks.

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Pilots at Emerald Airlines commence ballot for industrial action
by Niall Shanahan
 

Pilots at Emerald Airlines, the carrier which holds the regional franchise for Aer Lingus, have commenced a ballot for industrial action in response to an ongoing trade dispute with the airline.

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Conference backs motion on domestic violence leave
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa’s Services and Enterprises divisional executive’s motion to last week’s conference – calling for union efforts to collectively bargain for ten days’ domestic violence leave within the division’s employments – received unanimous backing by conference delegates.

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New pay forum and 5% pay deal for CE supervisors
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa’s Community Employment (CE) supervisors and assistant supervisors concluded a ballot on new pay proposals, and a new mechanism for pay negotiations at the end of April.

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Summer series returns
by Róisín McKane
 

Fórsa’s campaigning summer series is set to return on the 26th and 27th June in The Hodson Bay hotel, Athlone. The two-day event will provide new and developing Fórsa activists with the training to engage in key campaigning activity.

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Pay transparency directive gets EU Parliament approval
by Niall Shanahan
 

The European Parliament has formally adopted the Pay Transparency Directive. The formal adoption of the directive took place last month, and its provisions are likely to enter into force in most EU member states in 2026.

 

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Lunch and learn with Fórsa’s Skills Academy
by Roisin McKane
 

The next instalment of the Fórsa Skills Academy ‘Lunch and Learn’ series will take place on Friday 26th May from 1pm – 2pm, focusing on how to speak to workers about the union.

 

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