Join us on Saturday, 23rd November at 10am for the launch of the school secretaries and caretakers pension campaign, as we fight for fair pension rights for all school staff. Register now to attend and learn how you can support the campaign. At the launch we will outline the campaign plans and provide tools to help you engage with local communities, parents’ associations, and more.

Over the past 24 months officials have been engaged in extensive discussions on the issue of assault leave. Now, officials have requested a conciliation hearing from the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in relation to assault leave provisions for SNAs. 

Good news for School Completion Programme (SCP) staff. Following extensive talks, an agreement has been reached to transfer all SCP staff to direct employment within the Education and Training Boards, securing a stable future for the vital service they provide to students.

Fórsa has lodged a claim requesting that SNAs elected as county or city councillors receive paid leave on terms no less favourable than those of teachers and other education staff working within the Department, allowing them to fulfil their council duties and attend meetings.  
 

There's a full calendar at the Skills Academy with returning regulars like a ‘Lunch and Learn’ session on the BDS campaign and Level 2 Workplace Representatives’ Training taking place in Cork in January.

At yesterday's General Election event, Fórsa unveiled its manifesto built off a membership survey, to an audience of members and public representatives. 

Library workers across Ireland have faced escalating harassment from far-right agitators opposing LGBTQ+ materials, leaving staff feeling vulnerable and distressed, according to a new report by UCD’s School of Information & Communication Studies.