Major step as teachers accept report

THE Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland has taken a major step towards putting its turbulent past behind by accepting a critical report on relations between staff and the elected officers.

Major step as teachers accept report

The move is likely to clear the way for the appointment of a general secretary to replace Charlie Lennon, who resigned from the position in controversial circumstances almost a year ago.

The union’s standing committee yesterday narrowly accepted the report of the Labour Relations Commission’s Advisory Services Division (ASD), which recommended a review of grievance procedures for staff and clearer definitions of the roles of elected officers, including the president, vice-president and honorary treasurer.

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