Teachers' union accuses Government of having 'recession mindset' in dealing with public pay agreements

ASTI general secretary Kieran Christie told the union’s annual convention it was 'clear as a pikestaff' that the Government continues to use the same approach as during 'the austerity years of a decade ago or more' when negotiating public pay agreements. File picture: Don MacMonagle

The head of Ireland’s largest secondary teaching union has criticised the Government for never "moving on from the mindset of the recession” in its dealings with public sector workers.

Kieran Christie, general secretary of the ASTI, told the union’s annual convention it was “clear as a pikestaff” that the Government continues to use the same approach as during “the austerity years of a decade ago or more” when negotiating public pay agreements.