Teachers who are not part of the trade union behind Tuesday’s one-day secondary school strike will need to register their attendance at schools in order to be paid, according to Government instructions. Latest figures indicate the strike is set to close about 400 of the country’s 700-plus secondary schools. In addition, a minimum of 45 of the country’s 380 voluntary secondary schools will also shut. While this latter category of school is mostly represented by ASTI members, the union has directed its members not to provide cover for striking TUI members. This has forced the closure of some voluntary secondary schools on health and safety grounds, even in cases where a relatively small number of teachers are TUI members.

Source: The Irish Times February 03, 2020 02:26 UTC