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TUI branches in CIT and ITT to ballot for industrial action

By piofficer 19 Feb 2015 | 0 comments
Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) branches in the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and the Institute of Technology Tralee (ITT) have passed motions this week to commence balloting members to take industrial action relating to the proposal to merge the two institutes.  The union has already lodged a dispute about the proposed merger with the Labour Relations Commission.

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Joint TUI/ASTI statement re Junior Cycle talks

By piofficer 06 Feb 2015 | 0 comments
The executive bodies of the ASTI and TUI today decided that the terms of reference for the independent chairperson of the Junior Cycle talks be amended, in the current circumstances, in order to allow him to bring forward a range of possibilities which are non-binding which may form the basis for progress.

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Unions announce date for January strike day

By piofficer 15 Dec 2014 | 0 comments
The TUI Executive Committee and the ASTI Standing Committee today decided that a second day’s strike action over the Junior Cycle dispute will take place on Thursday, January 22nd. The unions also decided, if necessary, to take an additional day of strike action, the date to be announced.

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27,000 teachers strike to protect education system

By piofficer 02 Dec 2014 | 0 comments
27,000 second level teachers are taking strike action today in protest at concerns over significant elements of the proposed new Junior Cycle. Teachers represented by ASTI and TUI are concerned that aspects of the proposals pose a threat to education standards, fairness and quality. Teachers also have concerns about current system capacity to accommodate such major change.

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Teacher unions respond to Minister's strike statement

By piofficer 25 Nov 2014 | 0 comments
Responding to the Minister for Education and Skills today, the second-level teacher unions - the ASTI and the TUI - said they are willing to engage in talks on the Framework for Junior Cycle on the basis that those talks address teachers’ concerns about assessing their own students and the resourcing of the Framework.

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