With education workers facing well-established risks of physical and psychological injury, Fórsa has welcomed a bill that will address a real and sustained problem in their work environment. 

As the Labour Court hearing date for school secretaries and caretakers’ pension parity dispute approaches, preparations are well underway for the union to set out the case for members.  The hearing will take place on Monday 12th January 2026.

The Department of Education and Youth has largely concluded consultation with stakeholders, including Fórsa, and will now proceed to discussion with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (DPER) on costings and other implementation issues.  

Deputy general secretary Matt Staunton will retire at the end of this month, after a decades long trade union career, serving those who serve.

Fórsa branches sleighed expectations for this year’s appeal collecting record-breaking donation of toys and the highest level of financial contributions ever received with the final tally hurtling towards 10k as we go to print.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called out the Government on its continued discrimination against workers under the age of 21, with the practice of suppressing pay for young adults being called “grossly unfair.”