Oberstown Staff in 12-Hour Work Stoppage in Dublin

Oberstown staff in 12-hour work stoppage in Dublin

Fórsa members at Oberstown Children Detention Campus have begun a 12-hour strike as an ongoing dispute over staffing and resources escalates. Social care staff are withdrawing their labour between 9 am and 9 pm today, with a picket in place at the Dublin campus. The union has also served notice of a further 48-hour stoppage, […]

Oberstown staff will be back on strike today

Members of the Fórsa trade union employed at the Oberstown Children Detention Campus in Dublin wi...

Fórsa members at Oberstown to escalate strike action

Members of the Fórsa trade union employed at the Oberstown Children Detention Campus in Dublin are to escalate their industrial action in a dispute over resourcing and staffing levels.

Oberstown workers to begin 48-hour strike as dispute over staffing escalates

The announcement comes just a day after the director of the children’s detention centre called for a “ceasefire” in the dispute.

Oberstown management warns escalation in strike threatens safety of children and staff

Next week’s stoppage set to last 48 hours if no progress is achieved in resolving dispute, says union

Oberstown management say children should not be 'used' to escalate industrial dispute

Oberstown Children Detention Campus also warned against any use of “increased isolation, confinement, or other restrictive practices” during a planned a 12-hour work stoppage over what Fórsa says is a dispute regarding "resourcing and safe staffing at the campus"