Update on Further Action and Talks [into.ie]
- Published: 25 November 2009
As you will be aware, the Public Services Committee of ICTU has announced a second 1 day public service strike for Thursday, 3 December if renewed talks fail to produce an agreed alternative to government plans for compulsory redundancies, changes to pensions and further public service pay cuts.
The CEC has decided that the INTO will participate in conjunction with our colleagues in the public sector in the planned work stoppage and a new letter is issuing today to INTO Staff Representatives and Chairpersons of Boards of Management with the renewed directive.
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Teachers join day of strike action [Independent.ie]
- Published: 24 November 2009
More than 5,000 teachers angered by possible budget cuts have staged a protest outside the Department of Education during a national strike.
The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) claimed the public sector walkout sent a clear message to the Government that workers wanted meaningful talks on an equitable plan for economic recovery.
Sheila Nunan, incoming general secretary of the primary teachers' union, called on members to ignore attempts to divide and conquer workers.
Full Story: www.independent.ie
Union chiefs threaten second strike [Independent.ie]
- Published: 24 November 2009
Union leaders have threatened to stage a second national strike unless agreement is struck with Government when crunch talks start on Wednesday.
As public servants began to lift pickets across the country, officials revealed they were prepared to consider temporary measures to slash payroll costs without pay cuts.
It is understood proposals being tabled include extending the working day, changing flexi-time arrangements and reducing overtime bills.
Full Story: www.independent.ie
Church not abandoning secondary education, says bishop [Independent.ie]
- Published: 23 November 2009
A SENIOR Catholic bishop has strongly rejected claims that the Church is getting out of secondary education.
Bishop Leo O'Reilly said such claims were completely off the mark.
The fact that religious orders were handing over their schools to lay trusts did not mean that the Church was getting out of education, he insisted.
"These trusts are Church bodies just as much as religious congregations are. The only difference is that their members are lay.
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Suspended pupils have right to appeal [Independent.ie]
- Published: 23 November 2009
MORE than 17,000 students are suspended from school every year but only a few bother to appeal their suspension.
New figures show that last year only 22 appeals were lodged, even though many have a legal right to do so.
According to the National Education Welfare Board, one in 20 secondary school students is suspended at some stage during the year -- around 16,000 annually. At primary level, the annual figure is around 1,000.
Full Story: www.independent.ie
