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Primary and post-primary teachers across Ireland will begin a work-to-rule from October 5 in protest against the Government's failure to honour agreed pay commitments and address rising living costs. Teachers say the action will focus on reducing unpaid work rather than withdrawing labour from students, with unions urging the Government to return to negotiations and provide a realistic pay offer.
Sir, – No teacher enters the classroom hoping to go on strike. Yet from October 5th, primary and post-primary teachers across Ireland will begin a work-to-rule not out of choice, but out of necessity.
For months, the Government has failed to honour agreed pay commitments and meaningfully address the rising cost of living , letting existing pay agreements lapse with no viable alternative on the table. For years, Ireland’s education system has quietly relied on the goodwill of teachers, endless unpaid hours, voluntary extra-curriculars and administrative work carried home every evening to mask systemic underfunding. Withdrawing that unpaid goodwill is a last resort.
We are not withholding our labour from our students, we are withholding our free labour from a Government that takes it for granted while allowing our real incomes to erode. If the Government wishes to avoid further disruption, the solution is simple: return to the negotiating table with a pay offer that reflects reality. Until then, we will do precisely what we are contracted to do and no more. – Yours, etc, TOM MORRIS, Portarlington, Co Laois.
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