Teachers picket over part timers

About 20 members of the Dublin city branch of the Teachers' Union of Ireland picketed the Department of Education yesterday in…

About 20 members of the Dublin city branch of the Teachers' Union of Ireland picketed the Department of Education yesterday in a protest over incremental pay for part time teaching service. The TUI wants the Department to take into account part time service before obtaining a permanent post in the case of 10 teachers of Post Leaving Cert courses. The Department has refused to recognise the qualifications of the teachers involved.

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