TUI chief warns of ‘serious’ FG threat

THE head of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has become the latest senior trade union figure to advise members of the dangers of electing Fine Gael to Government.

TUI general secretary Peter McMenamin has written to the union’s 15,800 members warning them that Fine Gael in power could lead to a number of unwelcome initiatives in education including the introduction of “counter-educational” school league tables.

In the letters, the union warns of “serious threats” which it says are contained on both the party’s website and within its manifesto.