Teachers' union calls for pay increases to match inflation

The INTO has called for a pay increase for its members to address the 'serious erosion' inflation has had on teacher wages. 

The “serious erosion” of teachers' standard of living due to rising inflation “has to be addressed urgently by the Government if industrial harmony is to continue”, the president of one of the country's biggest teaching unions has warned.

Speaking at the opening of the Irish National Teacher’s Organisation (INTO) Congress 2022, president Joe McKeown said proper pay increases would be pursued by the INTO for teachers “who went above and beyond to keep ailing education systems afloat”, to ensure they “are not taken for granted”.