ASTI decision on pay deal by Friday

THE union representing more than 18,000 secondary schoolteachers is set to decide on Friday whether or not to reject the public service pay deal in a move which could lead to industrial action in schools.

The Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) will debate an emergency motion this morning which expresses “total and vehement opposition to the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014”, ahead of a possible ballot of members.

The motion, which also recognises that decisions on final salary are a reserved function of the union’s central executive council, is almost certain to be passed by delegates before it passes to the CEC on Friday.