Quinn to face anger at teacher congress

A second day of anger lies ahead for Education Minister Ruairi Quinn from teachers already planning withdrawal of some work practices over the Croke Park II pay proposals.

Delegates at the Teachers’ Union of Ireland annual congress, whose wider membership strongly rejected the Labour Relations Commission plan last month, will have the minister as their guest in Galway at lunchtime.

However, having already withstood heckling, red cards, and a small number of walkouts at the first two teacher union conferences, he is likely to face more angry delegates today. The TUI congress last night voted in favour of a directive that could see a ban on its third-level members setting and marking exam scripts.