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Fórsa backs sustainable development coalition
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Limerick Soviet’s centenary celebrated
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Galway urged to tackle housing crisis
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Public supports more tax for housing
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Job evaluation talks to resume
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

The Labour Court has proposed that Fórsa and local authority employers should resume discussions on a local authority job evaluation scheme for clerical and administrative staff.

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Gender pay law moves closer
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Legislation published by the Government has confirmed its intention to limit gender pay gap reporting requirements to organisations with more than 250 employees at first.

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Career progression response awaited
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Fórsa is awaiting an employer response to its proposals for the local authority common recruitment pool.

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Library workforce plans agreed
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has finalised library workforce plans with Fingal and Wicklow county councils after reaching agreement under a national deal on library services brokered by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) last June.

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Minister to launch Fórsa’s disability network
by Niall Shanahan
 

The launch of the Fórsa Disability Rights Network takes place this Saturday (6th April) at 11am at Fórsa's Nerney's Court office.

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New ‘green deal’ demand
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Fórsa is hosting a screening of the film A Silent Transformation at 6pm tomorrow (Thursday 4th April) as part of the Fórsa Insights series.

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Technicians consider local council role
by Bernard Harbor
 

A general meeting of Fórsa’s local authority technicians has welcomed progress on restructuring and regrading claims in a number of local authorities.

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Water talks now underway
by Bernard Harbor
 

The chair of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has asked Irish Water and local authority employers to set out their rationale for the establishment of a single entity in water services in advance of a further meeting with unions next week.

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