Teacher unions urge no to Croke Park deal

Two of the country’s teacher bodies became the latest unions to advise members to ballot against accepting the terms of the Croke Park II.

The executive of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland, which represents second and third-level teachers, met yesterday to discuss how the €1bn in savings being sought by the Government would impact upon its 15,500 members.

Afterwards general secretary John MacGabhann said his executive believed the suite of measures proposed were “excessively draconian” and that the best way to address the financial situation was through taxation.