Resolution of issues in Second Level, Further Education, Adult Education and Youthreach Sectors
(Video message from TUI President Gerry Quinn at end of this page)
Ballot papers issued from TUI Head Office on Wednesday, December 9th, 2015. The Executive Committee recommends that you vote ‘YES’ to give a clear mandate for industrial action. Completed ballot papers must be returned to auditors Deloitte by Wednesday, January 13th, 2016.
Separately, a TUI News ballot special was sent to workplaces in hard copy (click here to download)
TUI members recently voted not to accept the Public Services Stability Agreement (the Lansdowne Road Agreement) on the basis, not least, that it had no regard to issues of critical importance to education and, in particular, the crisis that has been caused by chronic underfunding, understaffing, bureaucratisation and the imposition of excess and inappropriate workload.
As part of the campaign to have these issues addressed through appropriate discussions, the Executive Committee has decided to ballot members in the following terms:
‘Having regard to:
- The precarious employment status, income poverty and associated exploitation of many education staff
- The steep and ongoing increase in student numbers and an urgent need for increased staffing levels
- The collapse of the student support, internal management and staff promotional systems
- The increased bureaucratisation of work and
- The resulting detrimental effect on the quality of service to students
Do you agree to engage in a campaign - encompassing a range of industrial action, up to and including strike action, as directed by the Executive Committee - in order to secure a fair and sustainable resolution of these issues?’
The Executive Committee recommends that you vote ‘YES’ to give a clear mandate for industrial action.