Teacher strike action dependent on vaccine rollout

ASTI president-elect Eamon Dennehy, proposing and seconding respectively the joint motion taken by all three teacher unions in response to changes in the national vaccination programme at the ASTI annual convention. Picture: Dave Cullen

The progress of Ireland’s vaccine rollout is expected to greatly impact on whether or not teachers will opt for strike action if they are balloted this summer.

The three teaching unions passed a shared emergency motion demanding that the Government reinstates education staff as a priority group within the national vaccination programme.