“The Teachers’ Union of Ireland has voted to reject the Croke Park public sector pay and reform agreement by a margin of three to one. General Secretary Peter MacMenamin attributed the large margin against the deal to the open-ended demand for the renegotiation of the teachers’ contract which some viewed as buying a ‘pig in a poke’. The turnout was 73% …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 21 May]