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Careers in Fórsa
Assistant General Secretary (Dublin)
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Fórsa Insights podcast – Love In The Wild
by Niall Shanahan
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Diary marker: Fórsa Women’s Activist Network launch Saturday 3rd November
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Full income inequality assessments needed – Fórsa
by Diarmaid Mac Abhaird
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Fórsa publishes lobbying records
by Niall Shanahan & Martina O'Leary
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Fórsa Cavan Monaghan branch broadcasts from European Parliament
by Hazel Gavigan
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Fórsa on Instagram
by Roisin McKane
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'Reckless’ board decision put Scouting Ireland jobs at risk
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird and Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa, which represents the majority of staff in Scouting Ireland, has warned that the jobs of dedicated staff are at risk because of a ‘reckless decision’ made by the board of Scouting Ireland, which stepped down on Saturday (6th October).

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Changes to overnight subsistence
by Niall Shanahan
 

The Civil Service rate for overnight domestic subsistence allowance has increased, effective from 1st October, following an agreed review.

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Municipal Employees’ Division to ballot on water services
by Hazel Gavigan
 

The Municipal Employees’ Division of Fórsa decided this week to ballot members to take industrial action as a result of the failure of local authority employers to adhere to the agreement on headcount levels.

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Local authority news shorts
by Hazel Gavigan and Niall Shanahan
 

Local authority news updates

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Unions secure measures to resolve public service new entrants’ pay issue
by Niall Shanahan
 

Newly agreed measures on public service new entrants’ pay will mean that public servants will no longer be at a long-term disadvantage based on the year in which they were recruited.

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Raise The Roof, not the rent
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Last week's Raise the Roof  rally took place outside Leinster house. There was a strong Fórsa presence, with branch campaign officers, activists and staff from throughout the country in attendance.

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Congress campaign shows appetite for change
by Niall Shanahan
 

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ report on its housing lobbying campaign shows strong support among TDs for radical action to tackle the housing and homelessness crisis.

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