TUI to reject changes voted on by non-teaching union members

TEACHERS and lecturers will not accept changes to their working conditions being decided by other unions, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) warned yesterday.

The strong message from the TUI comes just weeks ahead of a crucial decision by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) on whether to continue the social partnership process.

With uncertainty over whether unions will enter pay talks with Government and employers, TUI president Tim O’Meara told his union’s annual congress in Wexford that ministers and corporate bosses have been feathering their own nests while urging pay restraint on ordinary workers.