Fórsa is urging caretakers to attend the inaugural caretaker branch annual general meeting (AGM) which will take place at 11am on Saturday the 12^th of November in Fórsa’s Nerney’s Court office, Dublin.

The AGM will see a formal branch executive committee established, elected by members to represent caretakers in discussions with the Department of Education and the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

Fórsa official Shane Lambert explained the importance of this meeting and encouraged members to get involved.

“Whilst we have agreement in principle on issues and a clear framework that we can now follow, there are items that will require further discussion with the Department, such as defining the correct pay scale to be used and considering items that would not have featured in the secretary discussions such as on-call, or call-out,” he said.

Shane called on members to “get active, get engaged and get involved” with the new branch and encouraged caretaking colleagues and friends to do likewise.

“If you know of someone who has not yet joined the union, tell them to do so urgently. Together we will make significant strides in giving caretakers and secretaries the protections and recognition they deserve,” he said.