'Urgent' action needed to stop industrial action in schools

ASTI members are to be balloted over a range of issues, including health and safety of members, and the provision of PPE. File Picture.

The government has been told to “urgently engage” with ASTI after the union announced it is balloting its members on industrial action.

The teachers' union decided to ballot members on a range of issues that have emerged since schools re-opened, including "serious concerns" about the health and safety of school communities.