Press Releases

TUI to ballot members for industrial action

(13 Feb 2009)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) is to ballot its members to seek a mandate for industrial action.


TUI members feel "betrayed and unfairly targeted" - Irish Times

(10 Feb 2009)
 Pension levy: 50,000 teachers to decide on plan of action next Monday


Non-teaching/lecturing duties must now be scrapped’ – TUI

(06 Feb 2009)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) today recommended that members reconsider all duties additional to teaching and lecturing, cut out extraneous tasks and solely focus their efforts on their core duties.


Time of Crisis Affords Unique Opportunity to develop Knowledge Economy – TUI

(05 Feb 2009)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) today demanded urgent government commitment to properly resource the education system to deal with the huge increase in the population seeking upskilling at present - a number that looks set to increase with the record number of people now unemployed.


TUI ‘ruling nothing out’ in response to new levy - Union seeks urgent Public Services Committee meeting

(04 Feb 2009)
 TUI has sought an early meeting of the Public Services Committee of the ICTU with a view to considering an extensive programme of action.


TUI concerned at government departure from social partnership

(03 Feb 2009)
 'Negotiations of such a crucia nature clearly merited more than the two and a half hour discussion that transpired in the early hours of the morning at Government Buildings.'


School leavers will become ‘ the disappeared’ of Irish education

(22 Jan 2009)
 A survey that has previously highlighted government failures to reduce the number of young people dropping out of school is to be axed by the Department of Education. The discontinuation of the ESRI’s School Leavers Survey (SLS) will lead to an information deficit on the most marginalised students, TUI believes.


TUI will not accept cuts in pay or pensions

(19 Jan 2009)
 TUI calls on public sector employers to withdraw from IBEC – Immediate end to cap on PLC courses now imperative


IBEC attack 'unacceptable and scandalous'

(15 Jan 2009)
 TUI today labelled IBEC's attack on public service pension provisions a 'nonsensical' distraction from the real debate on our economy.


Pay cuts unacceptable with 1,000 teaching jobs already set to go

(14 Jan 2009)
 The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) today stated that there must be a coherent overall economic plan involving all sectors of society and of the economy and where the pain and sacrifice is shared with an emphasis on those best able to take the pain.


TUI responds to Minister's comments regarding school information

(07 Jan 2009)
 TUI today responded to Minister O' Keeffe's stated commitment to a 'learner centred' education system.


Absentee figures "extremely worrying"

(11 Dec 2008)
 TUI has described the findings of today's NEWB report as "extremely worrying" and warns that the budget cutbacks will exacerbate the high levels of absenteeism among the most vulnerable children in Irish schools.


60,000 Protest Against Education Cuts

(06 Dec 2008)
 TUI thanks all members of the school community who protested through Dublin at the most savage education cutbacks in living memory.


TUI responds to substitution announcement

(04 Dec 2008)
 Minister's announcement "an acknowledgement that the withdrawal of cover was wrong.


Minister attempts to defend the indefensible

(20 Nov 2008)
 TUI Responds to Minister O Keeffe's accusations at Oireachtas Committee on Education of union 'scaremongering' regarding education cutbacks.



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