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Survey highlights benefits of being retired Fórsa member
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird

A survey of 590 Fórsa members over the age 60 has highlighted the benefits of being a retired Fórsa member.

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Season’s greetings to all our readers
by Róisín McKane
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Limerick Soviet centenary publication: submissions sought
by Niall Shanahan
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Congress welcomes disability threshold rise
by Bernard Harbor
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Court defeat for Deliveroo riders
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Minimum wage reduced gender gap
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Local authority workers’ pay to improve
by Bernard Harbor
 

Local council staff are due to receive their next union-negotiated pay and pension levy boosts from 1st January.

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Public servants benefit from pension levy changes
by Bernard Harbor
 

Three significant changes to the public service ‘additional superannuation contribution,’ which replaced the so-called pension levy under the Public Service Stability Agreement, come into force on 1st January.

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Sadness at death of former Cathaoirleach
by Bernard Harbor
 

Members, staff and activists in Fórsa’s Local Government division were deeply saddened at the recent untimely passing of former divisional Cathaoirleach Michael McCabe. Michael had served as chair of the Louth branch and sat on the IMPACT central executive committee in his capacity of divisional Cathaoireach.

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Bosses back away from recruitment deadline
by Bernard Harbor
 

Local authority employers have backed away from a threat to unilaterally abandon the local government ‘common recruitment pool’ from next month.

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Hopes for law on pension age
by Bernard Harbor
 

There is renewed hope that the Oireachtas will pass legislation allowing public servants to retire after age 65 before the Christmas recess.

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Talks resume over litter warden service
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Fórsa has secured a reversal of Dublin City Council (DCC) plans to outsource parts of the city’s litter warden services.

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Workers could resist Irish Water plan
by Bernard Harbor
 

Fórsa has told local government minister Eoghan Murphy that he won’t win support for his plans to bring 3,500 local authority workers under the control of Irish Water unless there is a referendum to underpin public ownership and control of the utility.

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Fórsa in consultation on Ambulance Control move
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Fórsa is to consider plans to transfer the Ambulance Control function for the Dublin Fire Brigade from Tara Street to Tallaght.

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