VEC strike action deferred after temporary resolution agreed

MAJOR disruption in the country’s vocational schools has been averted by the deferral of a strike threatened by administration staff next week.

The action threatened by over 700 staff of the country’s Vocational Education Committees would have affected the payment of teachers’ salaries and student allowances, and disrupted preparation for Junior and Leaving Certificate exams.

However, talks between the IMPACT union, the Department of Education and the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA) brought about a temporary resolution to the dispute over staffing levels.