The inaugural meeting of the Fórsa Disability Network took place in our Nerney's Court office on Saturday. The event was officially opened by Finian McGrath TD, Minister of State for Disability Issues. For a flavour of Saturday's discussion, visit #FórsaDisability on Twitter.

Yesterday the Sindo reported that the HSE is introducing a three-month recruitment and overtime ban in community operations and acute hospitals. A copy of the HSE letter about the measures is available here (via Alan Kelly TD on Twitter). Today the Indo reports that some senior civil servants are earning more than the Taoiseach.

Last week the European Parliament voted on the final deal for the directive on work/life balance. The directive will bring new rights to many European countries covering things like paternity and carers leave, though without any obligation for the leave to be paid. More details here.

If you've ever wondered just how grim things are if you're a worker trapped in the gig economy, the cab drivers at Luton airport could paint quite a picture for you. Nevertheless, Aditya Chakrabortty writes "By uniting to improve conditions in the gig economy, Addison Lee drivers are showing an imagination Westminster lacks" in his Guardian article Luton’s cabbies are giving Brexit Britain a lesson in political courage. Recommended.

Labour’s Ireland South candidate and ICTU president Sheila Nunan has called on the Government to put together a proper bid for Ireland to host the new European Labour Authority (ELA), with Cork flagged as a viable location.

Elsewhere, celebrations to mark the centenary of the Limerick Soviet got underway last Friday and continue for the next couple of weeks, while tonight sees the launch of Kildare's reconstituted Council of Trade Unions (best of luck to Chris Harrison and other Fórsa members involved in tonight's event).

Another recommended read is Will Hutton's forensic analysis of the root of the problems with the Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Hutton highlights the Trump-era zeal for anti-regulation, including plans to privatise the Federal Aviation Authority. Chilling stuff.

On the Fórsa website you can read our latest blog post, which comes from the pages of the latest edition of our quarterly Fórsa magazine. The magazine is rolling out of the warehouse today and making its way to workplaces. We invited writer Aingeala Flannery to wax lyrical on our library services, and you can download a PDF copy of the magazine here. We'll be previewing a few more items from the magazine on the Fórsa blog in the coming weeks.

Your Zen this morning features “surrealist punks soundtracking an anxious generation”, that's Dublin band Fontaines DC with Big (embedded below). Here's another one from them, Boys In The Better Land.

Your bonus Zen is an article about a 15-year-old boy who stood up to far-right activists during violent protests in Rome last week. Gutsy, articulate stuff.

Have a good week.