Vulnerable must have access to education during recession, says union

ACCESS to education must not be restricted to the better-off during the recession, a leading trade unionist stressed yesterday.

Vulnerable must have access to education during recession, says union

IMPACT general secretary, Peter McLoone, said the organisation was trying to safeguard equality and access to education in the ongoing talks on resolving the economic crisis.

The union, representing more than 6,000 members working in the education centre, is concerned that spending cuts have begun to chip away at education provision and will be opposing further cuts.

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