Lecturers threaten industrial action

AS Leaving Certificate students await their exam results tomorrow, lecturers at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) are threatening strike action and disruption to the new college term.

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland has warned management at WIT if they proceed with planned cutbacks and job cuts in the music school then it can expect swift industrial action - including strike action.

At the end of last month, WIT announced it had been forced to cut teaching hours and pupil numbers at the city’s School of Music based at College Street.