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Monday 21 September 2020
Second-level schools should delay reopening if they can’t implement social distancing, according to the TUI.
TUI general secretary John McGabhann said this could take the form of a “public record” of any lobbying that took place.
Over 90% of the Teachers Union of Ireland’s 19,000 members voted in favour of taking industrial action today.
The ongoing nurses’ strike was suspended on Monday following a Labour Court recommendation on pay and conditions.
The TUI said the deal wasn’t good enough.
The union said a 1% levy on profits could be used to remove the €3,000 student registration fee.
Classes are off for most students at the country’s 14 technology institutes as lecturers go on strike.
The TUI said fresh pay restoration legislation ignores its members’ rejection of the Lansdowne Road Agreement.
Gerard Craughwell believes the forthcoming Seanad by-election is “a sham”
The TUI found that while Cavan has one place for every 58 people, Offaly has one for every 1096.
The union will meet with a Department of Education Working Group next month to discuss the new junior cycle.
The new proposals on the Haddington Road Agreement are the result of talks between union representatives and the department.
The ASTI and TUI say the ‘Haddington Road’ proposals aren’t sufficiently different from Croke Park 2 to change their minds.
The executives of the ASTI, the TUI and the INTO have decided to begin balloting members next month.
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland is balloting over a strike if its members, who have rejected the deal, are bound by it anyway.
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland also proposed the withdrawal of goodwill tasks like supervision duties.
The working conditions of 292,000 public workers could changed by the new proposals. So what happens now?
There is growing opposition to the proposed deal on cuts and reforms to public sector pay and conditions but the support of Impact and Siptu will be crucial for the government.
Teachers’ unions say they weren’t consulted about the changes, while opposition parties are sceptical of their need.
Unions hope the government will lift the suspension on new teachers’ allowances in a cabinet meeting next week.
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland said our pool of highly skilled graduates is at risk of diminishing if the government fails to invest more in education.
The TUI has said that lecturers are finding themselves stretched; and that its members need to be involved in any process of structural change.
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland has said the government “must not skimp” from the requirement to hire more teachers.
The extent of State payments to fee-charging schools will be reviewed, the Department of Education has confirmed.
There have been reports that the government is prepared to cut as many as 2,000 teaching posts in the forthcoming budget.
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland warns that plans to reform the exams, including limiting the subjects to 8, could damage education.
Ruairí Quinn made the comments as figures emerged showing that substantial amounts of grant capital funding had been given to some of the country’s wealthiest, fee-paying schools.
The moratorium on filling promotional posts in schools will not be lifted, the Minister fro Education has insisted.
The Teachers’ Union of Ireland backs a call to end €100m in “privilege funding” for private secondary schools.
More places on further education courses are needed to keep young people from signing on, warns the Teachers’ Union of Ireland.
PUBS OUTSIDE DUBLIN that don’t serve food will be permitted to open today for the first time since March.
Strict measures will be in place: customers will not be able to sit at or order at the bar, and groups will be limited to six people from three different households, with distancing of at least one metre between each table.
If a pub can implement a distance of two metres, the 105-minute time limit for customers can be waived. All customers are to be off the premises by 11.30pm.
Amidst a rising number of cases in counties around the country, Professor Philip Nolan told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that although people outside of Dublin can go to the pub, “the question is should you, and how often”.
So, with that in mind, will you go to a ‘wet’ pub this week?
Poll Results:
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Some sun; fog early in the day
Max: 18 °C
Min: 11 °C
Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers
Max: 17 °C
Min: 5 °C
Partly sunny with a shower
Max: 12 °C
Min: 6 °C
