News & Events

 

TUI statement following ICTU PSC meeting

(08 Mar 2010)
 Pay cuts should be reversed and pension provision protected. Union once again rejects transformation agenda.


‘8,000 vulnerable students don’t matter’ - new LCA attack

(01 Mar 2010)
 The Department of Education and Science is once again directly attacking the most vulnerable students in the education system with its latest blow to the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme, the Teachers’ Union or Ireland (TUI) today claimed.


Survey of members in Traveller Training Centres

(28 Feb 2010)
 TUI is committed to protecting the employment of members. In that regards, we are conducting a survey of all members working in Travelling Training Centres in order to have the best and most accurate information when making representation on their behalf.


TUI directive on posts of responsibility

(23 Feb 2010)
 Enhancement of existing directive on posts of responsibility. Effective from March 8th 2010.


Oscar nominations highlight folly of cap on PLC student numbers

(05 Feb 2010)
 6,200 applied for 1,300 Ballyfermot places this year - four graduates nominated for Academy Awards.


Rescheduled meetings - Dublin & Donegal

(29 Jan 2010)
 Rescheduled Meeting re: Improving the Representation of Women on the TUI Executive Committee will be held in The Central Hotel, Donegal Town, Wednesday 3rd Feb at 7pm. Joint TUI/ASTI Curriculum and Assessment Seminar rescheduled for Saturday 27th February.


Unions meet to review campaign

(25 Jan 2010)
 The presidents and general secretaries of the four teacher and lecturer unions met today to review the operation of recently issued work to rule directives to their members. These directives are the first phase of the unions’ campaign against the public service cuts.


Haiti Earthquake Disaster

(21 Jan 2010)
 Union makes contribution to help disaster aid effort.


Moratorium will prevent schools from fulfilling legislative duties

(19 Jan 2010)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) today warned that the block on the filling of middle management posts (Assistant Principal and Special Duties Posts) is crippling the day-to-day running of schools and predicts that the situation will be greatly exacerbated in the coming months unless the embargo is lifted.


Donegal meeting for Wednesday 13th January postponed

(11 Jan 2010)
 The focus group on gender representation scheduled to take place on the evening of Wednesday 13th January has been postponed until a later date due to severe weather conditions.


Minister tells schools to close until Thursday January 14th

(08 Jan 2010)
 The Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe TD, has told all primary and post-primary schools to close on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week due to the bad weather.


Strike money should be used to aid those affected by flooding – TUI

(23 Dec 2009)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has called on the Government to utilise the money saved by the strike day taken by members in November to assist those worst affected by the recent flooding.


Breakdown of talks - sequence of events

(18 Dec 2009)
 Letter to TUI members further outlining sequence of events that led to breakdown of pay talks with government.


TUI executive decides on campaign against budget measures

(11 Dec 2009)
 TUI's executive committee today decided on a campaign of action against the budget measures, which it described as 'retrogressive, savage and completely unequitable.'


Teacher unions rule out return to talks on change

(10 Dec 2009)
 The general secretaries and presidents of the four teacher unions met this morning to consider the impact of the budget on teachers and their families and plan a response.



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