All SNA posts are set to be retained for the coming school year, even those identified as surplus, following discussions between the union and the Department of Education over the past number of weeks.
Fórsa’s school secretaries and caretakers have voted 98% in favour of an indefinite strike starting from late August, demanding the pension rights they’ve been denied for years.
As we approach the end of the school year, special needs assistants (SNAs) have once again faced the annual challenge of advocating for the appropriate implementation of ‘June Working’.
Together with trade union colleagues from across Europe and around the world, we will celebrate all the workers who provide the vital public services that keep our societies running smoothly.
Fórsa is urging members to join the ‘Raise the Roof’ housing protest in Cork this Saturday, 21st June at 2pm, as soaring rents continue to price workers out of their communities.