# 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.
# forsa - Sunday 20 January, 2019
# Support Our Secretaries
# Support Our Secretaries
A campaign has begun this year to try to increase school secretaries’ pay – but is it so varied in the first place?
# forsa - Thursday 17 January, 2019
# Support Our Secretaries
# Support Our Secretaries
Kathleen O’Doherty from Donegal has written to eight Education Ministers about school secretaries’ pay.
# forsa - Friday 7 December, 2018
# Apology
# Apology
Stephen Kavanagh met with staff and union representatives yesterday evening.
# forsa - Thursday 22 November, 2018
# Future Of Work
# Future Of Work
Fewer working hours could benefit both individuals and the economy, Kevin Callinan writes.
# forsa - Thursday 30 August, 2018
# Up In The Air
# Up In The Air
Fórsa said it’s looking forward to “securing improvements in terms and conditions” for employees.
# forsa - Thursday 23 August, 2018
# Industrial Dispute
# Industrial Dispute
It came after a 22-hour negotiating session that concluded this morning, Fórsa said.
# forsa - Thursday 16 August, 2018
# 4th Day
# 4th Day
After five days of strikes, talks between the union and the airline remain at an impasse.
# forsa - Monday 13 August, 2018
# Up In The Air
# Up In The Air
Talks will begin later this morning to try to resolve the long-running Ryanair dispute.
# forsa - Wednesday 8 August, 2018
# Grounded
# Grounded
The airline said strike action on Friday is “unnecessary”.
# forsa - Thursday 2 August, 2018
# Grounded
# Grounded
The airline has called the strike action “irresponsible”.
# Strike Action
# Strike Action
Ryanair and Fórsa have failed to reach an agreement on their disputes to date.
# forsa - Thursday 26 July, 2018
# Industrial Action
# Industrial Action
The airline is set to offer refunds or re-accommodate passengers on other Ryanair flights.
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