Dear members,

The latest edition of CSQ, Fórsa’s magazine for our members in the Civil Service division, is out now.

In this edition, we take a look at our A Better Deal pledge campaign which is helping us build collective power and will put us in a strong position ahead of upcoming public service pay talks.

Read about our latest national membership report, how our membership is growing steadily, and who makes up our membership.

Remote working is back on the agenda, with an update on the union’s push to preserve access to remote work and an op-ed warning access to remote work may become a privilege for the few.

We hear back from the ICTU Women’s Conference where Fórsa’s delegation made big waves, raising a wide variety of issues facing women in Ireland today.

As our own Biennial Conference approaches, we take a look ahead at what lies in store for members and delegates this year.

Hear about how our union’s support for the Capuchin Day Centre enables their incredible work alleviating the most extreme poverty in Dublin’s North East Inner City, where our headquarters is based. We also have an update on our sponsoring of kits for young Palestinian hurlers, with jerseys now available for purchase.

We have an abundance of important pieces from our guest writers this issue. Our general secretary Kevin Callinan writes about AI and collective bargaining, while ICTU’s Laura Bambrick looks at the lessons to be learned from the 1974 Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act. NERI’s Tom McDonnell discusses the importance of quality jobs for a new and fair economic model, and the ETUC’s Esther Lynch shares a stark warning of the dangers the EU’s ‘28th Company Regime’ represents for workers and public services.

You can read the magazine here.

In solidarity,

Fórsa Communications Unit