""We'll be guided by the experts in the WRC," he said. "What we can say is the issues are being explored and discussed and we will be returning on another date in the near future to continue to try and make progress.""
""We'd be optimistic that the government will honour the agreement we reached on Friday evening," he said."
""We're determined to do right by the people who put us in here, who took the campaign that far. We'll be here as long as it takes.""
Fórsa suspended an indefinite strike after the union and government agreed to enter talks mediated by the Workplace Relations Commission. Negotiations will cover comparable pensions, bereavement leave, and sick pay entitlements for school secretaries and caretakers. Union negotiators insist any pension arrangements must be comparable to teachers and SNAs, adjusted for salary, length of service, and other variables. Fórsa stated confidence in the WRC's ability to assist the parties and optimism that the government will honour the weekend agreement. The union emphasized determination to secure agreed entitlements and readiness to continue talks until a resolution is achieved.
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