Members of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland and Teachers’ Union of Ireland at a protest in 2015. The unions are in talks over a potential merger. File photograph: Cyril Byrne
Meetings between the ASTI and TUI have involved an examination of both unions’ rule books and a potential structure for a new education union. The union presidents said any outcome that emerges from discussions will require “comprehensive and substantial membership consultation within both unions and will ultimately be adjudicated upon in ballots of members”.
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