16/05/2013

Teachers' Unions Invited To Revised Croke Park II Talks

Three teachers unions have been formally invited by the Labour Relations Commission to become involved in ongoing negotiations around the revised Croke Park II agreement.

The unions, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation, the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland and the Teachers’ Union of Ireland all rejected the original Croke Park II proposals.

According to RTÉ the invitation would be put to the executive councils of each union over the weekend.

(MH/IT)


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