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EVERY SECONDARY SCHOOL across the country is open today as the ASTI prepares to sit down with the Government and thrash out a deal over teacher pay.
The action taken by thousands of teachers concerns equal pay for those who began post-2011 and pre-2012, and who do not get the same pay as their other colleagues.
Actions planned by the teacher union revolved around pay for supervision and substitution duties.
Currently, teachers who are members of the ASTI do not get paid for supervision of lunch breaks or substitution duties.
The General Secretary of Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI), Michael Moriarty, this morning welcomed the decision by the ASTI to suspend their industrial action.
He said: “We are relieved that the union has agreed to defer the directive to its members not to engage in supervision and supervision duties, which will permit all schools to open fully from today.
It is a relief that school life for students, which should always be our first consideration, can return to normal.
“Talking is always better than walking, and we exhort both sides to take this as a serious opportunity to find an acceptable compromise to ensure that the school year remains uninterrupted.”
The Department of Education last night released a statement welcoming the announcement.
It read: “The Department confirms that it has received an invitation from Anna Perry, chair of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC) and director of conciliation services, Workplace Relations Commission, to meet with her tomorrow to discuss matters of mutual concern relating to the ASTI’s industrial action that fall within the remit of the TCC.”
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Can someone explain the ‘impregnated with a malaria drug’ analogy, feel like I’m missing something.
I can’t say that Renua has excited me yet, but I will keep an open mind. As for Mr Irwin being grumpy perhaps this country makes him grumpy and he needs something to make him excited in old age.
I’m trying to contact Eric Cantona. He might be able to understand what was meant by the” malaria drug ” bit.
He’s right about one thing. He’s just a grumpy old man.
If he’s not a politician and just a grumpy old man why is he a declared candidate ? Renua is just another PDs or Fine Gael. A change in irish politics is not going to come from another right wing neo-liberal party.
What they have already put out on the table is very exciting.”
But what exactly have they put on the table? I can’t see anything. The table is bare. I’d actually have much more respect for them if they came out with all guns blazing and really strong positions on stuff, even if I disagreed with them. But as it stands they just look wishy-washy
Yeah but where’s the fire Pontius? They may have great ideas but they seem ashamed of expressing them. Grey and insipid is how they seem to this ordinary punter.They need to sex it up and fast.
“Renua: No pay increase for doctors, nurses and therapists this side of 2021.”
That will do lots to increase the moral of nurses trying to deal with overcrowded A&Es, or encourage Irish doctors to stay. Won’t do anything to help sick children if we don’t have the professionals to care for them.
Populist right wing nonsense from Renua and Eddie Hobbs.
I think that Terence Flanagan succinctly outlined their policies in the interview with Mary Wilson!
No content on taxation, health, education, social protection and kep public issues.
No pay increase for public services along with threats that some might be fired.
There’s 300,000 votes (not counting the spouses/siblings/families of public servants) right there.
I’m going to predict that they have NO seats in fifteen months time.
So do you propose leaving under performing public management workers in their overpaid positions?
I agree that a six year wage freeze doesn’t really work for political party or voter but threatening to fire an under performing manager is definitely needed! Think of how efficient our health service could be!
threats seems to be a corner stone of this election
Yah dwarlings as an uber right wing catholic party seeking a return to Eamon De Valera and archbishop McQuaid politics, children and welfare are very laissez faire in our policies. FG/Lab are profit before people but we Catholicism before profit before people!
Yes, he may be a good man vis a vis his Jack and Jill work. But he’s an old Etonian horsey Tory type that even Cameron is trying get away from.
Is he not friends to Shatter or is that his wife???
He may be grumpy but he’s a good man.
So, we know that Lucinda will personally vote in favour of same sex marriage but what is the official stance of the party on this issue?
We accept that it allows freedom of conscience and will not apply a whip but surely the Party has a policy view on this issue?
Let’s start with that simple question of transparency and openness.
Give it a rest with this sick of reading about this bulls##t
The Journal Agenda
1 LGBT promotion
2 Hate Sinn Fein
3 Drool over Edna
4The Halawas promotion
5The Travellers
6 Renua
RENUA,
Add an M, jiggle the letters, and you still get the same aul shite….
Mr Irwin you have made a mistake. We will try not to hold it against you.
Haha. Who, in their right mind, would want to have any sort of association with the current shower of morons that call themselves politicians in this country!
This is a bad move for Jonathon Irwin….when you’re involved in such a good charity it’s best not to disaffect support with politics
Unfortunately, just getting involved in politics was probably a bad move as the charities are taxed anyways on what they take in.
Morons!
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