Irish Examiner view: Rights of school secretaries and caretakers must be recognised 

A clear inequality has not been addressed

Secretaries and caretakers are working alongside teachers and special needs assistants in schools who have access to public service pensions. Picture: Sam Boal

The return to school season is well and truly under way now, with some schools in full operational mode already and others close to reopening. 

On Thursday, however, schools are facing industrial action on a vast scale.