Sir, - Ms Patricia Wroe states in your edition of April 9th: "If teachers vote yes, then as the ASTI General Secretary has said, it is truly, all over". This is an incorrect statement.
The Central Executive Committee, of which Ms Wroe is a member, decided that the Labour Court recommendation and clarification should be put to a ballot of members without recommendation. I have repeatedly stated at briefing meetings for ASTI members that the ASTI campaign for a substantial increase continues regardless of the ballot result. The issue before members in the ballot is whether to prosecute this through negotiation in the benchmarking process or through other means. - Yours, etc.,
Charlie Lennon, General Secretary, ASTI, Winetavern Street, Dublin 8.