Teacher union leader open to reballot on reform plans

A leading teacher union official says he would have no problem running another ballot of members on Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan’s revised junior cycle reform plans.

Earlier this week, Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) president Philip Irwin said there was no need to reballot members on plans tabled by the minister in November.

Teachers’ Union of Ireland assistant General Secretary Declan Glynn told the Irish Examiner a further vote is not feared by unions, but would still result in support for strike action on student assessment.