“The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has said that public sector pay and conditions cannot be used as a punching bag as the country works towards economic recovery. Responding to an ESRI report that recommends public sector pay cuts, the TUI said that the public sector has already been completely asset stripped over the last 12 months and described any further pay cuts as ‘unacceptable’. TUI Deputy General Secretary Annette Dolan said: ‘Teachers and lecturers have already been denied pay increases for which they gave productivity in return …’” (more)
[BreakingNews.ie, 16 July]