Disgusted by ASTI rejection

My son is doing his Leaving Certificate this year. I wish to express my disgust at the decision of ASTI members to reject the Haddington Road agreement, which is supported by the other teaching unions and by other unions within the public service.

ASTI general secretary, Pat King, said on RTÉ that members are going on strike because teachers had a pay cut on Jul 1. However, the cut was only to those teachers earning over €65,000.

Under Haddington Road, this pay-scale would be reinstated in 2016/17, in addition to compensation for any loss of supervision and substitution allowances. All increments would be paid in full, but these would be time-delayed by months.