Support staff urge acceptance for deal
Gina O’Brien, chairwoman of the Impact trade union’s education division, said the members she represents face compulsory redundancies and pay cuts if the public sector workers reject the proposals produced by the Labour Relations Commission.
Impact’s education division represents special needs assistants (SNAs), school secretaries, clerical and administrative staff in VECs and institutes of technology, and staff of the National Education Welfare Board and school completion programmes. It is the largest representative body for non-teaching staff in the sector.