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Teachers threaten strike action in new academic year over vaccines All three unions back motion to hold ballots on industrial action as Foley defends changes
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Teachers’ unions are to hold ballots for strike action unless the Government agrees to prioritise their members for vaccination by the end of the current school year.
The move follows a shared motion which was supported by delegates at all three teachers’ unions at their conferences on Wednesday morning.
It commits the unions to ballot for industrial action, “up to and including strike action”, if the Government does not agree to prioritise teachers by the end of June.
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image captionMinister for Education Norma Foley said the move was endorsed by public health
Teaching unions in the Republic of Ireland have said members will be balloted for industrial action, potentially involving strike action, if the profession is not re-prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination.
The Irish government has changed its strategy to focus on age groups.
The Minister for Education Norma Foley said she understood the news was difficult for teachers.
She said evidence showed schools to be areas of low transmission.
The Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI), the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) and the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) have been holding their annual conferences online.
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The three unions tabled a joint motion on the issue. By Michelle Hennessy Wednesday 7 Apr 2021, 11:02 AM 2 hours ago 55,296 Views 257 Comments
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ALL THREE TEACHERS’ unions have passed a motion calling for prioritisation in the vaccination programme and a ballot for industrial action, including strike, if the government does not meet their demands.
The three unions – the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO), Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) and Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) – had agreed to table a joint motion on the issue at their annual conferences, which began yesterday.