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Unions consulting teaching support staff on pay resolution ‘positive development’ – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan welcomes news that unions representing teaching support staff will consult workers on a resolution on fair pay. He credits engagement between the finance and education ministers and calls for a fair pay settlement for these workers.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Education Authority support staff pay and grading review proposed agreement Original release: Unions consulting teaching support staff on pay resolution ‘positive development’ – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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Givan welcomes Trade Unions’ response to EA Pay and Grading Review
DUP Education Minister Paul Givan welcomes the decision of school support staff unions to put a jointly developed pay and grading agreement to their members for consultation. He says he will keep working with unions and Executive colleagues to reach a settlement before the new school year.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Education Authority support staff pay and grading review proposed agreement Original release: Givan welcomes Trade Unions’ response to EA Pay and Grading Review (opens in a new tab)
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Givan welcomes suspension of Industrial Action
The DUP's Education Minister Paul Givan welcomes the agreement by NIPSA, GMB and Unite to suspend planned strikes by support staff on Monday and Tuesday, allowing negotiations on the pay and grading dispute to continue.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Support staff pay and grading dispute strike suspension Original release: Givan welcomes suspension of Industrial Action (opens in a new tab)
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Sheehan expresses solidarity with striking education staff
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan expresses solidarity with striking educational support staff seeking fair pay, and blames British government underfunding of public services for preventing the pay they deserve. He calls for an end to underfunding and commends the finance minister for pressing the Treasury.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Educational support staff strike over pay Original release: Sheehan expresses solidarity with striking education staff (opens in a new tab)
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Egan and Mathison welcome fair employment legislation for teachers coming into operation
Alliance's Connie Egan and Nick Mathison welcome the start of operation of fair employment legislation covering teachers, which ends their exclusion and bars recruitment discrimination on grounds of religion across Northern Ireland.
Disability and equality Education Issue: Fair employment legislation for teachers comes into operation Original release: Egan and Mathison welcome fair employment legislation for teachers coming into operation (opens in a new tab)
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Sheehan welcomes agreement on teachers’ pay
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan welcomes teaching unions' acceptance of the recent Department of Education pay offer, praising the progress it represents. He calls on the Education Minister to now prioritise fair pay and conditions for support staff across the education system.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Teaching unions accept Department of Education pay offer Original release: Sheehan welcomes agreement on teachers’ pay (opens in a new tab)
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Sheehan welcomes agreement on teachers’ pay
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan welcomes teaching unions' acceptance of a recent Department of Education pay offer, saying it represents significant progress for teachers. He also commends the Finance Minister for prioritising public sector pay and says Sinn Féin will keep working for fair pay for…
Education Economy and employment Issue: Teachers' acceptance of Department of Education pay offer Original release: Sheehan welcomes agreement on teachers’ pay (opens in a new tab)
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Sheehan welcomes teachers’ pay offer
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan welcomes the Education Minister's pay offer to teachers, calling it significant progress and urging teaching unions to be given time to discuss the detail with their members.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Stormont public sector pay offer Original release: Sheehan welcomes teachers’ pay offer (opens in a new tab)
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Minister tells INTO conference resolution of industrial action is…
Education Minister Paul Givan tells the INTO Northern Conference that resolving ongoing industrial action in schools is critical, saying teachers should receive a pay award after three years without one. He says he will seek additional capital resources from the Executive's 2024-25 budget.
Education Economy and employment Original release: Minister tells INTO conference resolution of industrial action is… (opens in a new tab)
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Teachers deserve fair pay and conditions – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan welcomes teaching unions' decision to suspend planned strike action while pay negotiations continue, and says he hopes fair pay and conditions for teachers can be delivered. He pledges to work with other parties and the Education Minister to secure the pay rise education…
Education Economy and employment Issue: Teaching unions suspend strike action during pay negotiations Original release: Teachers deserve fair pay and conditions – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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Standing in Solidarity: Addressing the Impact of Political Stalemate on Public Sector Workers - Butler
Robbie Butler MLA, UUP deputy leader and education spokesperson, says public‑sector staff will strike this Thursday and the UUP will join picket lines, blaming the two‑year absence of an Executive and the DUP’s Stormont boycott for the stalemate that threatens children’s education and welfare.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Thursday public sector strike 2024 Original release: Standing in Solidarity: Addressing the Impact of Political Stalemate on Public Sector Workers - Butler (opens in a new tab)
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Teacher Strikes Across The North
People Before Profit commends teachers for striking over pay and school funding, calls for coordinated strikes across public and private sectors, and blames Tory budget cuts and Stormont's pay decisions for the dispute.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Teacher strike action across Northern Ireland, November 2023 Original release: Teacher Strikes Across The North (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Voices of striking teachers must be heard
SDLP Education Spokesperson Daniel McCrossan says teachers' concerns must be heard as five unions strike across the North, backing their fight over fair pay and working conditions. He calls on Westminster to settle the pay dispute and says the SDLP will hold parties to their pay commitments.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Teacher strike action across Northern Ireland, November 2023 Original release: McCrossan: Voices of striking teachers must be heard (opens in a new tab)
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Our schools are beyond crisis point and minister is needed, says Mathison, ahead of further strike action
Alliance Education spokesperson Nick Mathison MLA says schools are beyond crisis point ahead of NAHT joining teaching unions in strike action on 29 November. He calls for a locally elected Education Minister in post and blames the DUP's boycott of the Executive.
Education Economy and employment Issue: NAHT strike action announcement for 29 November schools dispute Original release: Our schools are beyond crisis point and minister is needed, says Mathison, ahead of further strike action (opens in a new tab)
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Sheehan expresses solidarity with striking education staff
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan voices solidarity with striking educational support staff over pay, citing their role in school transport and meals. He urges the British government to introduce a fair pay settlement for public sector workers while Stormont has no Executive.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Educational support staff strike over pay in Northern Ireland Original release: Sheehan expresses solidarity with striking education staff (opens in a new tab)
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Disappointing no Education Minister to engage with non-teaching staff ahead of strikes, says Mathison
Alliance MLA Nick Mathison criticises the lack of a sitting Education Minister to negotiate with non-teaching school staff before their full strike on 16 November. He calls for fair pay for these workers and says he has raised pay and minimal disruption for pupils with special educational needs…
Education Economy and employment Issue: School support staff strike over pay on 16 November 2023 Original release: Disappointing no Education Minister to engage with non-teaching staff ahead of strikes, says Mathison (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Teachers won’t wait forever for pay rise
SDLP Education Spokesperson Daniel McCrossan says teachers in the North are being driven out of the profession and abroad after England's teachers were awarded a pay rise but those in the North were not. He calls for a fair pay increase and says the SDLP will press for one in any restored Assembly.
Education Economy and employment Issue: England teachers pay rise without Barnett consequential for Northern Ireland Original release: McCrossan: Teachers won’t wait forever for pay rise (opens in a new tab)
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School Crossing Patrol recruitment to re-start: Dodds
DUP Education Spokesperson Diane Dodds says she understands recruitment of school crossing patrol staff is to restart after a earlier pause linked to tight finances. She says schools with unfilled vacancies, including Clounagh Junior High School, will be told hiring can proceed.
Education Issue: School crossing patrol recruitment resumption by Education Authority Original release: School Crossing Patrol recruitment to re-start: Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party in Northern Ireland stands in solidarity with UCU members
The Green Party in Northern Ireland, through Deputy Leader Lesley Veronica at the Millfield picket line, backs UCU members on a six-day strike across Northern Ireland's FE colleges. She says lecturers' pay lags behind counterparts in England, Scotland and Wales and calls for transparency over how…
Education Economy and employment Issue: NWRC and further education colleges UCU strike September 2023 Original release: Green Party in Northern Ireland stands in solidarity with UCU members (opens in a new tab)
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Carson: Teachers want to get on with their jobs
SDLP Oldpark candidate Charlotte Carson says teachers regret taking strike action on Wednesday over pay and working conditions. She blames employers and the Department of Education and urges fresh negotiations with unions towards a fair pay agreement.
Education Economy and employment Issue: Five teaching unions strike over pay in Northern Ireland Original release: Carson: Teachers want to get on with their jobs (opens in a new tab)