Trade unions should seek Dempsey’s head

NOT for the first time, a Minister for Education and Science has decided to interfere in a democratic exercise being conducted

Were an employer in the private sector to do so, there would be an outcry and leading the protests would probably be the Taoiseach who constantly reminds trade union members of his own trade union background.

Such interference by a minister, presumably with the encouragement of the Taoiseach, represents a very serious threat not just to ASTI but to the entire trade union movement in this country.