Against Public Service Proposals
This is the resource page for the TUI campaign against the proposed 'Public Service Agreement 2010-2014'. Please bookmark it and check back regularly as it will be updated with all relevant material on a regular basis.
Most recent updates:
Letter from TUI General Secretary Peter MacMenamin re: Clarifications 7/5/10
Clarification on Croke Park proposals from Kieran Mulvey, LRC 6/5/10
TUI News Special Vol 32/No 6 - 'Vote No to Proposals'
A message from TUI President Don Ryan - Vote No
The latest clarification - TUI's interpretation
The “clarification” offered by Government to the proposed deal actually worsens the situation for those on pension or going on pension.
The “clarification” says that the pension increases from now to 2014 will be in accordance with increases in the grade of the retiree.
Between now and 2014 who believes that there will be any pay increases for any public service workers? Nobody.
Without the “clarification” – which is in fact a change in the original proposal, pensions would increase in accordance with the Consumer Price Index (CPI). It is very likely that there will in fact be CPI increases over that time.
Update - Campaign Against Public Service Proposals from Teachers Union of Ireland on Vimeo.
Campaign Against Public Service Proposals from Teachers Union of Ireland on Vimeo.
General Secretary Peter MacMenamin's presentation at regional meetings
'Will you do more work for less pay? Vote NO' poster
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'Do you want a renegotiated contract? Vote NO' poster
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"Will you sell your conditions of service? Vote NO' poster
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"An additional hour in your working week? Vote NO' poster
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Details of meetings re: proposed “Public Service Agreement”
All meetings to run from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm
26th April Athlone Radisson Hotel
27th April Cork Silver Springs Hotel
28th April Galway Radisson Hotel
29th April Kilkenny Newpark Hotel
4th May Sligo Sligo Park Hotel
5th May Limerick Castletroy Park Hotel
6th May Dublin Green Isle Hotel
As you know, the Executive Committee and TUI Annual Congress in Ennis have both emphatically rejected the proposed “Public Service Agreement 2010 – 2014”. Congress has decided that a ballot be held amongst the members and that all members be recommended to vote against the proposed agreement. Congress also instructed the Executive Committee to organise a campaign to this effect.
The Ballot
Ballot papers will issue from this office on Thursday, 6th May, and will, as always, be sent to all schools on that day. The ballot will have to be returned to this Union’s auditors by Thursday, 20th May. This means that ballots being posted will require to be posted no later than Tuesday, 18th May.
Workplace representatives are requested to distribute the ballot papers, as soon as they are received, to all in-benefit members and to seek to ensure that all members vote in accordance with the Executive Committee recommendation and also to ensure that ballots are posted back to the Union auditors or alternatively delivered to the offices of the auditors by the date in question.
Invalid Votes
A major issue has arisen in recent elections relating to votes which have been rendered invalid as a result of a failure of the voter to comply with the regulations. It is essential that the following three items are written on the back of the envelope.
1. Voter’s signature
2. Print name
3. Branch
The commonest cause of invalid votes is the failure to write the name of the branch. It is essential that these three items are completed. The purpose of this is to ensure that votes can be authenticated while at the same time maintaining the secrecy of the ballot.
Promotional Material
Copies of the proposed agreement will be circulated to all members as will written documentation giving explanations of some of the clauses and setting out both the reasons for rejection of the deal and the proposed alternative at this stage.
In addition, posters urging rejection are being prepared and will be issued both in hard copy by post and electronically to all branches and to workplace representatives where email addresses are held in this office. Representatives are asked to forward these posters as widely as possible to TUI members. They can also be printed and displayed in workplaces.
Because of the nature of this agreement, it is essential that a very strong mandate is received from members to reject this deal. The union asks for the fullest of cooperation from all in this regard so that this mandate can be achieved.