Parents seek talks with teachers before any further strikes

The head of the body representing second-level students’ parents says teacher unions should talk to them before planning a second strike over reforms to the junior cycle.

The leaders of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland and Teachers’ Union of Ireland will meet on Friday, when the date in January for another strike is likely to be chosen.

However, the president of the National Parents’ Council-Post Primary, Don Myers, said that last week’s one-day stoppage by 27,000 teachers that closed 723 second-level schools raised fundamental legal and contractual questions, as it was not about pay and conditions.