TUI latest teaching union to confirm plans for industrial action ballot over pay dispute

Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) delegates at their national conference in April. The union said it will ballot members next month on the issue of pay. File picture

The Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) has confirmed it will ballot its members in September on an improved pay offer or opt for industrial action if there is not a deal on pay.

On Wednesday, both the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) and the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) announced that they plan to ballot members for industrial action next month.