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16/10/2015
TUI 'Emphatically' Reject Landsdowne Road Agreement
The Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) has "emphatically" rejected the proposed Landsdowne Road Agreement by a margin of 92%.
TUI President Gerry Quinn said that the ballot represents an "unequivocal rejection" of the proposed agreement and that a number of key concerns of its member had not been addressed.
"The proposals fail to move towards any further restoration of the pre-2011 salary scales for new and recent entrants to the profession. TUI is completely opposed to the existing differentiated pay scales that discriminate against younger teachers," Mr Quinn said.
"There are no new measures to address the crisis of low pay and insecure employment. One third of TUI members at second level (and up to half of those under 35) are in temporary/part time employment, with many suffering income poverty as a result.
"Research shows that our members in Institutes of Technology are experiencing high levels of work related stress as a result of the unacceptably high workload imposed on lecturers over recent years. Consequently, students are experiencing larger class sizes and less one-to-one attention. This imposition is disproportionate, unfair and unsustainable. It is completely unacceptable that it would continue as part of the new proposals.
"At second level, teachers are frustrated and disillusioned by the increasing bureaucratic and administrative workload that is deflecting teachers away from our real work.
"The union's executive committee will discuss the ballot outcome on Friday."
(MH/LM)
TUI President Gerry Quinn said that the ballot represents an "unequivocal rejection" of the proposed agreement and that a number of key concerns of its member had not been addressed.
"The proposals fail to move towards any further restoration of the pre-2011 salary scales for new and recent entrants to the profession. TUI is completely opposed to the existing differentiated pay scales that discriminate against younger teachers," Mr Quinn said.
"There are no new measures to address the crisis of low pay and insecure employment. One third of TUI members at second level (and up to half of those under 35) are in temporary/part time employment, with many suffering income poverty as a result.
"Research shows that our members in Institutes of Technology are experiencing high levels of work related stress as a result of the unacceptably high workload imposed on lecturers over recent years. Consequently, students are experiencing larger class sizes and less one-to-one attention. This imposition is disproportionate, unfair and unsustainable. It is completely unacceptable that it would continue as part of the new proposals.
"At second level, teachers are frustrated and disillusioned by the increasing bureaucratic and administrative workload that is deflecting teachers away from our real work.
"The union's executive committee will discuss the ballot outcome on Friday."
(MH/LM)
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