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Local Senator wants resolution to school secretaries' strike

Sep 3, 2025 12:58
By Shannonside News
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Local Senator wants resolution to school secretaries' strike
Senator Joe Flaherty pictured on the picket with Melview National School staff in Longford. earlier this week

There were protests outside several locals schools today, on the fifth day of their industrial action.

Two Shannonside ministers, Kevin 'Boxer' Moran and Peter Burke, are backing school secretaries and caretakers as their indefinite strike continues. There were protests outside several locals schools today, on the fifth day of their industrial action.

They're seeking access to public sector pensions and other entitlements. Local senator Joe Flaherty joined the picket at Melview National School in Longford - he wants both sides to return to the Workplace Relations Commission:

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