TUI threaten industrial action after rejecting Lansdowne Road deal

The Teachers' Union of Ireland has said it will consider industrial action, after members overwhelmingly rejected the Lansdowne Road pay deal.

92% of members voted to reject it, with the union blaming the outcome on the failure to deal with rising bureaucracy, job instability and understaffing.

The Lansdowne Road deal has already been accepted by a majority of public unions and is due to take effect in January.

But TUI president Gerry Quinn has said there are a number of key issues that haven't been addressed.

“There are some key issues here that have the status of crisis actually,” Mr Quinn said.

“In terms of the education system and our members with regard to income poverty and job insecurity which is suffered by thousands of our young teachers, lecturers and other educationalists, that is a huge issue that is not addressed in the Lansdowne Road proposals.”

Mr Quinn went on to say " we cannot have a situation where young teachers, lecturers and other educationalists, are living in income poverty and job insecurity it's wrong.

"It's wrong in terms of exploitation of workers, it's wrong in terms of the teaching profession and it is also wrong in terms of the negaitve impact it has on our education system."