Mark Walshe

ASTI criticised as ‘North Korea’ of trade union movement

Teachers’ union maintains campaign for equal pay despite backlash from some members

Moderate voices win out over hardliners in teachers’ dispute

Concerns raised over People Before Profit Alliance members joining ASTI picket lines

ASTI votes not to co-operate with junior cycle reform

Union directs members not to take part in any form of assessment linked to State exam

ASTI members back motion to cease working extra hours

Union move introduces the prospect of further industrial unrest in schools later this year

Teacher union executives criticise leadership in advance of ballots

ASTI Fightback appeals to teachers to vote No to new Junior Cycle despite union stance

ASTI conference hears call for reversal of pay cuts of 2011

Teachers seek end to different pay scales based on when they entered profession

Cog Notes: Is the ASTI wasted on the young?

Like other trade unions, the ASTI has been struggling to get younger members involved

Teachers’ conferences: it’s been a noisy week down at ASTI’s animal farm

This week’s ASTI conference sank into rancour and disunity as protesters – including ‘Megaphone Man’ – loudly opposed Ruarí Quinn’s reforms and compared union leaders to Orwellian pigs

Senior ASTI offical alleges he was bullied on union website

Pat King claims he recieved death threats and ‘despicable references’ to his children

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