Pay deal at risk after TUI rejects proposals

STRONG opposition has emerged among trade unionists to the public sector pay deal proposal which was endorsed by union leaders and government officials on Tuesday.

The executive committee of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) last night decided to reject the proposals and will recommend their rejection to its annual congress which takes place in Clare next week.

A TUI spokesman said that overall the deal was found to be unacceptable by the union executive.