Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan, who chairs the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, has written to affiliated public service unions to advise there is currently no basis for formal negotiations on a new public service agreement. 

Perfusionists across five hospital sites mounted a one-day work stoppage on Tuesday 9th June.  This video hears from the workers directly, on the picket lines. 

Over 18,000 Fórsa members who are special needs assistants will be asked to vote on the new SNA Workforce Development Plan (SNAWDP) in a ballot that opens next week.

Fórsa members at Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus have this week served notice of industrial action following inconclusive talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the continued failure to resolve long-standing staffing and capacity concerns at the facility. 

New research presented by Fórsa to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) confirms that workers are performing better in remote and hybrid environments, while also benefiting from improved work-life balance and reduced cost pressures. 

Members from around the country gathered for an enjoyable afternoon of walking through the park’s beautiful scenery, all under the watchful eye and knowledgeable guidance of RMA ambassadors Larry Lyons and James Gerard Monahan.