Teacher union members indicate high levels of support for proposed merger

📆 5/2/2024 6:59 PM

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Survey of ASTI and TUI members indicates overwhelming majority favour merger talks proceeding

📆 5/2/2024 6:59 PM
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About a quarter of the combined total membership, 9,945 teachers, participated in the poll, with 8,298 saying they were in favour of the merger move in principle

Father of former Rose of Tralee contestant initiates court proceedings against company that organises festival “I think that goes to prove how similar we are,” said TUI general secretary Michael Gillespie on Thursday. He said one of the many positive aspects of the poll was the high level of support indicated among TUI members working in higher and further education. There had been some concern these members might have had reservations about a merger in which they would be far outnumbered by secondary school colleagues.

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