Irish Federation of University Teachers

IFUT has released an important policy document on the Government’s employment policy for Higher Education

The main points of the IFUT policy are:

• The Government’s Employment Policy for the Higher Education Sector is Illegal
• The Government’s Policy is Politically Stupid
• The Government’s Policy is Contradictory and Unworkable
• The Minister’s Policy Will Lead to Higher Drop-out Rates
• The Minister’s Policy is Anti-Democratic
• IFUT Will Oppose These Policies
• IFUT Seeks The Support of University Management in Resisting These Cuts

The IFUT Press Release is available here.

The IFUT policy document is available here.

There has been detailed media comment on the IFUT document. An article published in Industrial Relations News, Volume 32, 9 September 2009, is available here and an article in The Irish Times of 7 September 2009 is available here and here. See the separate News item on this isuue here.

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