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Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: ...has to sign a book that is passed around the staffroom stating what union they are a member of. If they are a member of the ASTI, they do not get the increase while if they are a member of the TUI, they get the increase. I ask people in the TUI not to go along with this kind of division.

Other Questions: Teachers' Remuneration (4 Oct 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: ...is taking a stance. The ASTI is often told it is the only teachers' union that did not accept the Lansdowne Road agreement. It is the largest secondary teachers' union in the country. The TUI has a mix of different members. That is how I would explain the differing results on accepting the agreement. Obviously, if one does not work in those conditions, one may deliver a different...

Estimates for Public Services 2016 (15 Jun 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: ...to Dubai and other countries where they will get proper pay and reward for the work they do. I could spend more time speaking on this issue, but the reduced pay and the low hours are driving graduates away from teaching. The TUI president has spoken about this and it is now becoming a reality. The so-called partial restoration we saw in the legislation last year was nowhere near...

Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Jun 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: ...not been passed in such a decisive way, we probably would not be having this debate or seeing the Government accepting the Bill. I take this opportunity to thank the teachers' unions, the ASTI, the TUI and the INTO, for their support for our Bill. I also thank the ICTU youth committee which issued a statement of support last night. I pay tribute, in particular, to the LGBTQ groups within...

Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (18 Feb 2015)

Ruth Coppinger: ...as that person is going to be disciplined and may lose his or her job. This seems to feeding into an anti-teacher sentiment which the Government wishes to increase right now, as it is taking on the ASTI and the TUI, which through major strikes are defending their right not to give State accreditation to their own students. It seems to be quite convenient that the Minister is bringing...