Teachers vow to fight wage drop [Irish Independent]
- Published: 15 January 2009
Source: Irish Independent
By: Fergus Black
Teachers last night vowed to fight pay cuts "by all necessary means", writes Fergus Black.
Unions representing more than 55,000 teachers last night added their voice to the growing clamour against pay cuts in the public sector.
With public service unions already warning of ballots for industrial action if the measure is imposed by the government, teachers' leaders threw their weight behind the mounting opposition.
INTO general secretary John Carr condemned what he called a "declaration of war" on the public service and said such attacks were offensive and demoralising to hard-working public servants.
"Rather than continually scapegoating public servants, government must move to protect essential services like education and ensure that contributions to recovery are made by those with the means to do so," he said.
- Fergus Black
