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SNA contract issues
2018 archive
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Union advocates for early years pay
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Fórsa backs plastic promise
by Bernard Harbor
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Fórsa welcomes revised law on pension age
by Niall Shanahan
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Unions welcome zero-hour ban
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Unions mark ‘forgotten’ centenary
by Bernard Harbor
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Union subs ceiling raised
by Bernard Harbor
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Fórsa publishes lobbying records
by Niall Shanahan and Martina O'Leary
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Workplace fatalities hit all-time low
by Roisin McKane
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Fórsa demands fairness for school secretaries
Union says majority of school secretaries are treated “like second class employees”
by Niall Shanahan

“When I retire I won’t have an occupational pension, meaning my current income will almost halve. I’m concerned that if I become ill I’d find it nearly impossible to pay the healthcare costs associated with that.” – Kathleen O’Doherty, school secretary (pictured, speaking at the launch of the campaign in Dublin last Thursday, 17th January).

 

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Details of revised pay scales published
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Pay scales have been updated on the Fórsa website to reflect the third income adjustment under the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA).

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Minister for Education attends Fórsa SNA AGM
by Niall Shanahan
 

The Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh, attended the Fórsa SNA Connaught/Ulster branch AGM on 12th January in Donegal Town.

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Concern over parental leave delay
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Fórsa has expressed concern over reports that the Government has withdrawn its support for new legislation to extend unpaid parental leave from 18 to 26 weeks per child.

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TUDublin: Ireland’s newest university
by Niall Shanahan
 

Ireland’s newest university, Technological University Dublin (TUD or ‘TUDublin’) officially came into existence on 1st January 2019.

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Department challenged on strategy
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has called for a clear timetable to complete the reorganisation of the county’s education and training boards (ETBs), saying that failure to complete the programme four years after new structures were established is sowing “uncertainty over the future direction of local services.”

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Disadvantaged students disadvantaged again
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Changes to the leaving certificate grading system have negatively impacted on students experiencing educational disadvantage – those who attend DEIS schools – according to a new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

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Fórsa responds as nursing strike looms
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa’s Health and Welfare Division is advising health staff not to undertake work normally done by nurses if the nursing strike goes ahead from 30th January as expected.

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Next senior general secretary appointed
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa’s elected National Executive Committee (NEC) has appointed Kevin Callinan as the union’s senior general secretary designate with effect from 1st January 2019.

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