Talkback [IrishTimes]
- Published: 11 May 2010
Teachers should back the Croke Park deal says BRIAN MOONEY
OVER 50,000 teachers are this week considering how they might vote in the ballot on the Croke Park deal for pay and reform in the public service.
My consideration of this issue comes against the backdrop of chaos in Greece, where three people have died in protests at the austerity measures which form part as of the EU/IMF rescue package. Every teacher – across the three teacher unions – has an obligation to vote. This is, arguably, the most important ballot for generations. We must all consider the consequences of acceptance or rejection of this deal for Irish society.
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