FORSA members to engage in public action
There will be further disruption to school services across the north west later this week with confirmation that the Forsa school secretaries Union members are will engage in industrial action on Friday. The long running dispute which involves the so called two tier system that exits for school secretaries…
further disruptions for local schools in January
School secretaries represented by the Fórsa trade union are to recommence industrial action following recent discussions at the Workplace Relations Commission . The union’s School Secretary branch executive has approved a proposal to hold a national one day strike on Friday 10th January 2020. This action will be followed by…
Cases of travelling community in the north west getting paid half minimum wage in semi-state organisations
There have been cases of members of the travelling community in the North West being paid half the minimum wage in semi-state organisations. That’s according to Regional Forsa union officer, Richie Carrothers. Mr. Carrothers was speaking at Sligo Town Hall yesterday afternoon, at a Traveller Equality Network event organised by…
School secretaries secure breakthrough in their industrial action
School secretaries have secured a breakthrough in their industrial action against the department of education. They’ve been on a work-to-rule looking for an end to what they call a “two-tier pay system”. Just ten per cent of them have contracts. Yesterday Education Minister and Donegal TD Joe…
Fórsa writes to Department of Education seeking resolution to current school secretaries dispute
The Fórsa trade union has written to the Department of Education and Skills seeking a commitment that the department will agree to utilise the services of the Workplace Relations Commission in an effort to resolve the current school secretaries’ dispute.The union has advised school secretary members that the work to…
Major differences exist in education pay structures
Industrial action by some school secretaries in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim is set to go ahead on tomorrow in a row with the Department of Education over pay. A meeting between the Forsa union and department officials ended yesterday without agreement being reached. Frank Considine is a secretary in St…
North West schools to be disrupted by Forsa strike action
Industrial action by school secretaries across the north west is set to go ahead on tomorrow in a row with the Department of Education over pay. A meeting between the Forsa union and department officials ended yesterday without agreement. Forsa says most secretaries earn just 12,500 euro a…