Further Strike Action Can't be Ruled Out, According to Union Representing School Secretaries and Caretakers - 21/22/2025

Trade unions Forsa have said talks on pensions for school secretaries and caretakers at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) have broken down this evening.The decades-long row over pay and pension entitlements between the Department of Education and school secretaries led to a strike in late August and early September.More than 2,800 staff across 2,300 schools withdrew from work over seven days, causing major disruption to payroll systems, attendance records, and basic school services like rubbish collection.Head of Education at Forsa Trade Union, Andy Pike, joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.