13/11/2013

Agreement Reached With ASTI On Haddington Road Agreement

Following the Association of Secondary Teachers re-entering formal talks over the disputed Haddington Road agreement it has been reported that an agreement has been reached.

According to reports ASTI reached an agreement following talks with the Department of Education, which will now be put to a ballot of the unions 17,000 members.

The ASTI had been the only union to reject the Haddington Road Agreement and its members had begun refusing to work outside of their usual hours.

It is understood that the unions executive committee will meet on Saturday to decide on sanctioning the ballot.

(MH/IT)

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