Andy Pike

Leaving Cert pupils back in class by February 1st is priority – Foley

Talks ongoing with unions on reopening of special needs schools and tuition next Thursday

Union to support reopening special needs schools if concerns addressed

Advocacy groups say move is a ‘significant step’ in the right direction

Partial reopening of schools is ‘rushed and reckless’ – teachers’ union

Government decision poses grave risk to health of staff and students, say unions

Schools may have to close due to inadequate ventilation, unions warn

‘There’s no point in protecting us from Covid if we all end up getting pneumonia’

Agreement reached on pathway to regularise pay and pensions for school secretaries

Intensive talks now to take place on new system for staff employed by management boards

School secretaries defer strike plans

Fresh talks to take place between Fórsa and department aimed at resolving dispute

Role of school secretaries as important as teachers, SNAs, school principals - Tánaiste

Varadkar tells Dáil Government wants to regularise their situation

School secretaries set for strike action in dispute over pay

Three one-day stoppages to be followed by indefinite strike from November 16th

Schools face ‘chronic shortage’ of teachers in months ahead, unions warn

‘High risk’ teachers anxious about returning to classrooms, Covid-19 committee hears

Union fears special needs assistants face high risk of contracting Covid-19

Fórsa concerned school staff with underlying health problems cannot socially distance

Masks to be worn in schools when 2m cannot be maintained

All staff and students using school transport service must wear face covering

Work-to-rule by school secretaries suspended to allow for new talks

Union warns industrial action will resume if significant progress not made in new process

School secretaries: Talks could resume if McHugh offers new pay deal

‘Two-tier’ pay system must be replaced, says Fórsa after 1,000 secretaries strike

About 1,000 school secretaries to strike on Friday

Offer of 1.5% pay rise rejected by union Fórsa as ‘one we can only describe as insulting’

School secretaries to stage one-day strike in January

Industrial action by Fórsa members aimed at ending two-tier pay system set to resume

Industrial action by school secretaries suspended to facilitate new talks

Disruption aimed at ending two-tier pay system and short-term contracts

Up to 1,000 school secretaries to stage work stoppage over ‘precarious’ conditions

Fórsa warns of ‘significant’ work-to-rule action by secretaries following the protest

School secretaries industrial action set to go ahead from Friday

Talks between Fórsa and department end without agreement in dispute over pay

School secretaries to take industrial action over pay, conditions

Most secretaries employed by schools are on irregular short-term contracts, says Fórsa

Special needs assistants to seek higher pay for more responsibilities

Fórsa says role of SNAs likely to be broadened under reforms

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