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Friday 23 October 2020
The move was announced by trade union Fórsa, which represents more than 1,000 school secretaries.
That’s according to a survey conducted by trade union Fórsa.
Fórsa was critical of the Department of Education in a submission to the Dáil’s Covid-19 committee.
Trade union Fórsa criticised the approach taken by Aer Lingus.
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Trade union Fórsa has requested more information on what the plan entails.
Fórsa head of education Andy Pike said the talks needed to yield real and significant progress.
The one-day strike in January will be followed by a work-to-rule from the secretaries, trade union Fórsa said.
Ryanair brought proceedings against the union over a planned 48-hour strike last August.
Secretaries are calling for better pay and conditions from the Department of Education.
Most school secretaries are not paid by the Department of Education directly.
A 48 hour strike is planned from 12am on Thursday morning.
Forsa claims that the airline’s response to its detailed pay proposals “was curt and dismissive”.
Their trade union served notice last week of plans for 48 hours of strike action from midnight on 22 August.
Pilots are due to strike for 48 hours from 22 August.
Ryanair pilots in Ireland voted in favour of industrial action last Friday.
Proponents say there are a wide range of benefits to the idea – but not everyone is convinced.
The pilots had planned to take action as a result of a dispute on rostering issues.
From Thursday, the pilots will engage in a work-to-rule action.
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Kathleen O’Doherty from Donegal has written to eight Education Ministers about school secretaries’ pay.
Stephen Kavanagh met with staff and union representatives yesterday evening.
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Fórsa said it’s looking forward to “securing improvements in terms and conditions” for employees.
It came after a 22-hour negotiating session that concluded this morning, Fórsa said.
After five days of strikes, talks between the union and the airline remain at an impasse.
Talks will begin later this morning to try to resolve the long-running Ryanair dispute.
The airline said strike action on Friday is “unnecessary”.
The airline has called the strike action “irresponsible”.
Ryanair and Fórsa have failed to reach an agreement on their disputes to date.
The airline is set to offer refunds or re-accommodate passengers on other Ryanair flights.
Some 100 Ryanair pilots have stopped work today in a dispute over rostering, leave and other working arrangements.
The airline urged pilots to reconsider plans to strike next Tuesday.
After agreeing pay increases with the airline, staff representatives are pushing for a piece of the pie.
The airline has cancelled 30 of its 290 flights between Ireland and the UK tomorrow.
Ryanair has had a troubled relationship with unions in the past, and only recently recognised unions.
The average wait is nearly 12 weeks but some learners have waited much longer to hear about their test date.
Currently, civil servants and teachers are entitled to 1.5 days paid leave at the time of a marital breakdown to help deal with legal issues.
Law changes increasing the penalties for learner drivers will lead to a surge in demand for driving tests, Fórsa predict.
AS THE COUNTRY enters Level 5 restrictions for the next six weeks, we’ll all be finding different ways to occupy our time or take a break from work.
In April and May, many people put their trainers on and went for long walks, jogs or runs. Others took a dip in the sea.
With restrictions now in place, we want to know: Do you plan to exercise more over the next six weeks?
Poll Results:
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