No recommendation from INTO on how members should vote

The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation executive has decided not to issue a recommendation to its 32,000 members on whether to vote to accept or reject the €1bn in savings being sought under Croke Park II.

The INTO executive’s decision is highly significant, not least since the union’s general secretary, Sheila Nunan, was one of the key negotiators of the terms which emerged from the Labour Relations Commission.

“The executive recognised the significant potential gains for newly- qualified teachers who have already had pay cuts imposed over the last two years,” a spokesman said.