Unions seek wealth tax and for employers to pay more to fund public services
Ictu leader says social contributions by employers are below norms in Europe
Leaving Cert Spanish: Student complain about sound issues in exam
Audio quality ‘mumbled’ and ‘echoey’ with some sections cut-off mid-sentence
Junior Cert Spanish: Comprehensions pose challenge for students
Some words may not have been familiar to students
Leaving Cert Spanish: Tenses tested on ‘fair’ paper
Ibiza, Justin Bieber and Instagram crop up in topical, manageable exams
Campaigners urge public service staff to reject pay agreement
Activists say union negotiators should be sent back to secure more for workers
Leaving Cert Spanish: Pokémon Go features in ‘broad and balanced’ exam
Varied questions range from train systems in India to American-Cuban relations
ASTI criticised by own delegates for ‘zombie campaign’
Majority of delegates at conference oppose any deal that does not guarantee pay equality
ASTI suspends business following wave of criticism over campaign strategy
Members are losing thousands of euro in increments and allowances due to pay freezes
ASTI suspends normal business after internal criticism
Teachers’ union to meet in private to discuss ‘haemorrhaging’ of younger members
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
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