Overview
- Talks at the Workplace Relations Commission ended without agreement on Thursday evening, leaving the pensions dispute unresolved.
- Fórsa said it wants the case moved to the Labour Court in line with the process agreed when strike action was paused in September.
- Union leaders contend the Department of Education has not offered proposals comparable to those for teachers and SNAs and refused a constructive plan on prior-service recognition.
- More than 2,600 school secretaries and caretakers previously struck for over a week at the start of the school year, affecting around 2,000 schools.
- Fórsa says further industrial action cannot be ruled out if a satisfactory outcome is not reached, and the department has been contacted for comment.