Secondary teachers reject motion to refuse Leaving Cert project work after pay warning 

Secondary teachers reject motion to refuse Leaving Cert project work after pay warning 

Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland general secretary Kieran Christie told the ASTI convention 'we will effectively have withdrawn from the public sector agreement' if teachers refuse to oversee AAC component of the Leaving Cert. File picture: Don MacMonagle

A motion calling for teachers to refuse to administer Leaving Cert project work has been rejected after the union’s general secretary noted that members would lose a forthcoming pay rise if they endorsed it.

The Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) voted to reject the motion by 131 votes to 114. 

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