Fórsa: Our local power pledge endorsed by 10 political parties

The largest public sector trade union in the country says its pledge to increase local authority funding and restore local council powers has received the backing of 10 parties fielding 1,056 local authority candidates in tomorrow’s elections.

Fórsa said the number of candidates supporting the union’s call for the restoration of local council powers in areas like housing, water and environmental protection rises to 1,103 when Independents, and individual signatories whose national party didn’t back the pledge, are included.