School principals and deputies deserve alternative trade union

I refer to Stephen Rogers’ article on school principals seeking alternative trade union representation and an assertion therein by the TUI that it represents school principals and deputy principals through its structures.

As a school principal and a member of the TUI, I have a difficulty with this statement as I am sure would many of my fellow principals and deputy principals.

The TUI purports to have an organisation representing principals and deputy principals, the PDA, yet this organisation has no voice on the TUI executive and the PDA was not represented at the recent Croke Park II talks.