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Betty elected to ICTU executive
by Bernard Harbor

Betty Tyrrell Collard of Fórsa’s Dublin Central Branch has been elected to represent Ireland’s 16 local trades councils on the executive of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

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Fórsa togs out for mental health
by Roisin McKane

Fórsa reached the quarter-final of this year’s eagerly anticipated ‘Soccer Palooza’ in aid of World Suicide Prevention Day, 2019.

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Farm strike remembered
by Roisin McKane

The centenary of the Irish farm labour strike will be marked by an afternoon of talks hosted by Kildare Council of Unions and SIPTU Meath District Council.

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Fórsa publishes lobbying records
by Martina O'Leary

Fórsa has submitted new returns to the lobbying register, as it is required to do under the Regulation of Lobbying Act.

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Fórsa welcomes waste reforms plans
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Fórsa has welcomed a process to explore the prospect of bringing household waste services back into public control in Dublin City Council (DCC).

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Details of revised pay scales published
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Pay scales for members of the Local Government and Local Services Division have been updated on the Fórsa website to reflect the fifth income adjustment under the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA). The 1.75% adjustment, which came into effect on 1st September 2019, applies to most local authority staff.

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Millions support climate strikes
by Bernard Harbor
 

An estimated four million people took part in the largest ever worldwide mobilisation for action on the climate crisis last Friday. The Irish organisers of the global climate strike said tens of thousands attended campaign events in more than 50 Irish cities and towns. These included large demonstrations in Dublin and Cork.

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New deputy general secretary ratified
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Matt Staunton became Fórsa’s new deputy general secretary when his appointment was ratified by the union's National Executive Committee (NEC) last month. The appointment followed a competition.

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European housing petition launched
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘Housing For All’ campaign, which aims to make affordable housing available for everyone in the EU, and has been backed by Fórsa, had its Irish launch in Dublin last week.

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TUC chief to talk Brexit
by Bernard Harbor
 

Frances O’Grady, the general secretary of the Trade Union Congress – the British equivalent of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions – will be among the speakers at Fórsa’s first global solidarity conference, which takes place in Dublin on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th November.

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