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Talks conclude between between Fórsa and government officials

Sep 11, 2025 07:49
By Shannonside News
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Talks conclude between between Fórsa and government officials

School secretaries and caretakers across the Shannonside region engaged in strike action for a number of days.

Forsa are due to meet with Government officials at the Workplace Relations Commission again in the next few weeks, as the pair try to resolve a dispute over pensions.

The trade union is looking for access to the public pension scheme for over 2,500 school secretaries and caretakers.

School secretaries and caretakers across the Shannonside region engaged in strike action for a number of days.

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Over two hours of talks were held on Wednesday, which Forsa’s Head of Education Andy Pike described as the ‘first step in the process’.

He says today's negotiations allowed both sides to talk through the issues:

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