# forsa - Friday 20 May, 2022
# Periods
# Periods
Over 70% of respondents in a survey conducted by the union had taken time off work because of their periods.
# forsa - Tuesday 5 April, 2022
# Regional Health Areas
# Regional Health Areas
There will be a total of six RHAs under the new plans approved by the Government.
# forsa - Wednesday 23 March, 2022
# Pay And Conditions
# Pay And Conditions
Previously most secretaries were employed directly by schools, with many earning minimum wage.
# forsa - Tuesday 15 February, 2022
# Justice Committee
# Justice Committee
Garda unions will appear before an Oireachtas committee today.
# forsa - Thursday 18 November, 2021
# HSE
# HSE
Dr Colm Henry said the HSE is finalising its policy around this at the moment.
# forsa - Tuesday 9 November, 2021
# Voluntary Sector
# Voluntary Sector
Unions say the sector was severely hit by the recession and workers have not received a pay rise in 12 years.
# forsa - Saturday 11 September, 2021
# Workplace Relations
# Workplace Relations
“Our employees have the choice of whether or not to join a union,” an Amazon spokesperson said.
# forsa - Wednesday 1 September, 2021
# Pay And Conditions
# Pay And Conditions
Fórsa has said that civil servants have claimed the Tánaiste’s commitment to standard pay does not change WRC talks.
# forsa - Wednesday 4 August, 2021
# Industrial Relations
# Industrial Relations
The law to break up the Irish Aviation Authority is currently before the Seanad.
# forsa - Thursday 22 July, 2021
# Garda Dispute
# Garda Dispute
The unit was launched in June but unions say it was introduced without consultation.
# forsa - Tuesday 8 June, 2021
# Unemployment Supports
# Unemployment Supports
The Short Term Work Support benefit is coming to a close for many in receipt of it, which will affect workers in industries impacted by Covid-19, particularly aviation.
# forsa - Wednesday 2 June, 2021
# Garda Drug Testing
# Garda Drug Testing
The drug testing regime was launched yesterday and is ‘mandatory’ for all garda members.
# forsa - Friday 9 April, 2021
# Covid19
# Covid19
The union is calling for SNAs to be designated as frontline healthcare workers and prioritised for vaccines.
# forsa - Monday 5 April, 2021
# Rollout
# Rollout
A union representative said many risk passing Covid-19 on to vulnerable students.
# forsa - Tuesday 19 January, 2021
# Schools
# Schools
Fórsa said its workers were genuinely fearful that a return to school was unsafe for students and staff.
# forsa - Monday 18 January, 2021
# Special Needs
# Special Needs
Talks are continuing with unions about the reopening of schools for students with special educational needs.
# forsa - Tuesday 12 January, 2021
# Work From Home
# Work From Home
The union said there are many more public servants being ordered into the workplace now than last March.
# forsa - Friday 20 November, 2020
# Your Say
# Your Say
Fórsa has called for pilot projects in public and private sector organisations to explore the feasibility of introducing a four-day week in Ireland.
# forsa - Thursday 19 November, 2020
# Forsa
# Forsa
Fórsa says that the pandemic has changed people’s view of a four-day week from “radical” to “feasible”.
# forsa - Wednesday 28 October, 2020
# Forsa
# Forsa
The long-standing dispute between the union and the government centres on a two-tier pay system for school secretaries.
# forsa - Wednesday 7 October, 2020
# Forsa
# Forsa
The move was announced by trade union Fórsa, which represents more than 1,000 school secretaries.
# forsa - Wednesday 9 September, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
That’s according to a survey conducted by trade union Fórsa.
# forsa - Tuesday 23 June, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Fórsa was critical of the Department of Education in a submission to the Dáil’s Covid-19 committee.
# forsa - Monday 22 June, 2020
# Forsa
# Forsa
Trade union Fórsa criticised the approach taken by Aer Lingus.
# forsa - Wednesday 27 May, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Staff at Dublin and Cork airports face further pay and roster cuts.
# forsa - Thursday 14 May, 2020
# Front Line
# Front Line
The government announced that a childcare scheme for healthcare workers had to be scrapped.
# forsa - Wednesday 6 May, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Trade union Fórsa has requested more information on what the plan entails.
# forsa - Tuesday 21 January, 2020
# Secretaries
# Secretaries
Fórsa head of education Andy Pike said the talks needed to yield real and significant progress.
# forsa - Monday 9 December, 2019
# Pay Talks
# Pay Talks
The one-day strike in January will be followed by a work-to-rule from the secretaries, trade union Fórsa said.
# forsa - Friday 18 October, 2019
# Ryanair
# Ryanair
Ryanair brought proceedings against the union over a planned 48-hour strike last August.
# forsa - Friday 20 September, 2019
# Dispute
# Dispute
Secretaries are calling for better pay and conditions from the Department of Education.
# forsa - Monday 9 September, 2019
# Forsa
# Forsa
Most school secretaries are not paid by the Department of Education directly.
# forsa - Tuesday 20 August, 2019
# Up In The Air
# Up In The Air
A 48 hour strike is planned from 12am on Thursday morning.
# forsa - Monday 19 August, 2019
# High Court
# High Court
Forsa claims that the airline’s response to its detailed pay proposals “was curt and dismissive”.
# Industrial Action
# Industrial Action
Their trade union served notice last week of plans for 48 hours of strike action from midnight on 22 August.
# forsa - Friday 16 August, 2019
# High Court
# High Court
Pilots are due to strike for 48 hours from 22 August.
# forsa - Tuesday 13 August, 2019
# Ryanair
# Ryanair
Ryanair pilots in Ireland voted in favour of industrial action last Friday.
# forsa - Wednesday 26 June, 2019
# Ireland 2029
# Ireland 2029
Proponents say there are a wide range of benefits to the idea – but not everyone is convinced.
# forsa - Thursday 24 January, 2019
# On Hold
# On Hold
The pilots had planned to take action as a result of a dispute on rostering issues.
# forsa - Wednesday 23 January, 2019
# Coast Guard
# Coast Guard
From Thursday, the pilots will engage in a work-to-rule action.
Nice with periods of clouds and sun
Max: 22 °C
Min: 11 °C
Mostly cloudy
Max: 23 °C
Min: 12 °C
Sunny to partly cloudy
Max: 24 °C
Min: 13 °C
