Irish teachers’ second strike over pay
Thousands of teachers in Ireland are set to walk out as part of an ongoing pay dispute.
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) has organised a half-day strike to take place this Thursday, 23 March at Stormont.
This will be the second time that the union, which is made up of 7,000 members, has staged strike action.
Hundreds of schools from all sectors are expected to be affected, and members of other unions will refuse to cover for their absent INTO colleagues.
The strike will begin at 12.30pm and is expected to cause class or whole school closures.
The strikes follow a rejected pay offer by teaching unions that would have seen staff receive no across the board pay rise for 2015- 16, and a one per cent cost of living uplift for 2016- 17.
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