'We want flesh on the bone': Teachers pressure McHugh to end 'pay discrimination' for recent hires

New secondary school teachers hired since 2011 have been on a lower pay scale than their more senior colleagues. Their union is demanding they be put on the same pay as their senior colleagues.

'We want flesh on the bone': Teachers pressure McHugh to end 'pay discrimination' for recent hires

Members of the Teachers Union of Ireland have voted to strike by an "overwhelming" 92% to 8%.

Union leaders say they will act "strategically" to put pressure on the Government to increase pay for recent hires.

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