Increased diagnoses of autism and ADHD driving rise in SNAs but budget falls short of demand
SNA review comes against the backdrop of spending overruns, with Department of Education needing a €567m bailout last year
Fórsa
Trade union
Review of SNA allocations paused after backlash from teachers, parents and unions
‘I want to reiterate that there are no cuts to SNA numbers,’ says Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton
Air traffic control staff shortages threaten to disrupt passengers
Minister ‘paying close attention’ as talks with trade union continue in aftermath of recent flight disruption
Driving testers announce work stoppage next week over uninsured vehicle concerns
Fórsa said RSA staff will engage in indefinite action if test candidates cannot produce valid insurance certificates
Margaret Loftus says 13 years before Garda husband was convicted almost broke her
Margaret Loftus says she was intimidated and punished by her Garda colleagues after reporting her husband for assault
Imminent work to rule by HSE physiologists called off to allow for more talks
Action had been due to start on Friday morning but was deferred on Thursday evening
Local authority IT staff to commence slowdown over staffing levels and grading
Fórsa workers will not engage with outside contractors or work outside normal hours
Two-thirds of healthcare workers ‘actively’ considering leaving role, study finds
Think tank’s report highlights ‘growing retention crisis’ in sector
Threat of new schools strike action remains as pensions dispute goes to Labour Court
‘Considerable’ gap between desires of two sides, says Fórsa union
Tensions emerge between Limerick mayor John Moran and council director general Pat Daly
Correspondence released under Freedom of information reveals the Fórsa trade union has expressed ‘serious concerns’
Driving testers vote in favour of industrial action over insurance concerns
Any action could have detrimental effect on waiting times for driving tests
Main public-sector unions add 16,000 members in two years
Unions representing healthcare workers, teachers and local government workers increase revenues and reserves despite challenges faced by wider movement
Freight airline ASL engages WRC to break ‘impasse’ with pilots and avert strike
Around 90 Ialpa members are due to begin a strike next week
Union warns of potential ‘unsafe’ conditions at Waterford search and rescue base
Contractor Bristow Ireland says practice of ‘factoring’ hours is common in Coast Guard helicopter service
Talks on ending dispute over pensions for school secretaries and caretakers break down
‘If progress continues to be blocked, we cannot ... rule out further strike action,’ says Fórsa
HSE managers to get up to €32,000 each in back pay forgone after financial crash
Labour Court decision has roots in 2007 report recommending 5% wage rise
Aer Lingus faces UK cabin crew strike, with disruption feared for thousands of passengers
Unite members in Britain reject offer of 12% rise over two years amid anger over low pay
Unions to seek further Aer Lingus talks after rejection of pay-rise offer
Vast majority of cabin crew voted to reject airline’s offer of a 4% increase
Aer Lingus ground crews reject airline’s 4% pay offer
Siptu indicates further talks with company likely to follow ballots
Career Siptu official John King set to become union’s general secretary
John King holds senior role on Ictu public services committee and was key figure in pay deals for sector
Aer Lingus cabin crew union tells members to reject 4% pay increase
Poll shows most staff believe deal does not go far enough to close salary gap with pilots
Schools work to clear backlogs after caretaker, secretary strike as union declares victory
Fórsa believes secretaries and caretakers have achieved their main goals, although negotiations lie ahead on detail
School secretaries and caretakers strike: Union agrees to withdraw industrial action and enter talks
Fórsa says ‘key element’ of agreement is a commitment to negotiate comparable pension entitlements to those of teachers and SNAs
Fórsa declines to suspend week-old strike by school secretaries and caretakers
Greater disruption to school services ‘inevitable’ if resolution not reached, say principals
‘Our absence impacts the children’: School secretaries and caretakers continue strike over work conditions
Secretary says she wants ‘dignity’ and to retire not into poverty
SNAs refuse to cross picket line at two special schools in Dublin
Special needs assistants supporting secretaries and caretakers striking over pensions
‘Worth more than a box of chocolates’: School secretaries and caretakers demand pension parity
Protest marked the first day of an indefinite strike action by more than 2,300 secretaries and 500 caretakers
School secretaries and caretakers begin indefinite strike action over pensions
Rally outside Department expected with 2,000 schools affected
School secretaries and caretakers to begin indefinite strike after talks fail
Dispute relates to exclusion of secretaries and caretakers from public-service pension scheme
All schools expected to open next week despite strike by secretaries and caretakers, Department of Education says
But Fórsa says up to 2,300 schools could be affected by industrial action over pensions, terms and conditions
Oberstown staff member ‘punched in face in unprovoked attack’ by young person, union says
Insufficient staffing a major issue at children’s detention centre, says Forsa, as alleged assault comes a month after nine staff were injured
Air rage rising: From insults to sexual comments and assault, ‘it’s getting completely out of hand’
Cabin crew members report an increasingly volatile atmosphere caused by a small minority of passengers, with alcohol and drugs often in the mix
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