Irish Federation of University Teachers

The National Executive of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has voted to instruct all its branches to defer negotiations on implementation of productivity concessions under the Croke Park Agreement, pending resolution of a serious dispute in Trinity College Dublin over compulsory redundancies.
Two Lecturers in TCD with long service have been made redundant and [...]

Following intensive negotiations conducted over recent months with the Department of Education and Skills, members of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) have voted decisively to accept the clarifications recommended to them by their Executive Committee.
“Our members were very wise not to accept the original proposal which was like being asked to buy a [...]

The Executive of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has decided unanimously to recommend rejection of the government’s proposed agreement with the trade unions on pay and conditions.
“While recognising that there are some positives in the proposed agreement, the offer of a blank cheque for the renegotiation of staff contracts, with fundamental and far [...]

The breakdown today of talks between the unions and government on public sector pay talks represents a failed opportunity to get our economy and society back on track, Mike Jennings, IFUT General Secretary, has said.
“Government officials and trade unions negotiators had been achingly close to reaching an overall agreement which would have brought about an [...]

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has launched a campaign encouraging trade unions and individual trade union members to use their purchasing power to combat exploitation in the hotels sector by favouring hotels which allow their employees to be represented by a trade union.
In the ICTU brochure, Rest Assured: Union Hotels for Union Members, you [...]

IFUT has been elected to the Executive Council of Congress. The election took place at Congress’s Biennial Delegate Conference in Tralee.
IFUT’s success was all the more remarkable given the fact that it was the smallest Union contesting the election. Despite the fact that IFUT had only two delegate votes, we were elected on the first [...]

IFUT has received messages of support from President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, and former President, Mary Robinson, on the occasion of our Annual Delegate Conference (ADC).
Messages have also been sent by the former South African Minister of Education, Professor Kader Asmal, as well as Senator Ivana Bacik and Senator David Norris.
All of the above are [...]

At its meeting yesterday, Wednesday, 25 March, the National Executive of IFUT decided, in line with the decision of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, to advise all IFUT members to work normally on Monday next, 30 March 2009.
The General Secretary, Mike Jennings, has written to all members with an update. The General Secretary’s letter [...]

IFUT members have voted by a substantial majority to participate in the ICTU-organised National One-Day Work Stoppage scheduled for 30 March 2009.
The General Secretary, Mike Jennings, said that the ballot represents “the reluctant determination of IFUT members to register the strongest possible protest against the Government’s handling of the economic crisis”.
The ballot was counted today [...]

The National Demonstration on 21 February, which IFUT is supporting fully, will have the ICTU document, There is a better, fairer way, which includes a ten-point plan, as its focal point and manifesto.
There is a better, fairer way is available here.