ASTI deadline for resolution expires today

Today is the deadline for agreement in the teachers dispute before the ASTI decides whether to resume strike action.

The Labour Relations mediator, Tom Pomphrett, has spent the week working to broker a deal. The impasse centres around docked wages, which the ASTI wants repaid before returning to negotiations.

Junior Education Minister Willie O'Dea said it is vital for the welfare of children facing State exams this year that a solution to the row is found.