Full-day stoppage follows management’s refusal to engage with workers
October 3rd: Unite, which represents all teachers working in Delfin English School, has announced that pickets will be placed on the school (2 Parnell Square, Dublin 1) from 09.00 hrs to 18.00 hrs on Monday October 7th. The escalation of this dispute follows repeated attempts by Unite to engage with management in a bid to address workers’ concerns.
Speaking ahead of Monday’s full-day stoppage, Unite Regional Officer Brendan Byrne said:
“Management has consistently refused to address teachers’ concerns or to negotiate with them collectively through the union of their choice, leaving workers with no option but to take industrial action.
“Our members have been trying to address a range of issues from low pay to unpaid breaks and what amount to temporary layoffs over Christmas.
“The resolution of this dispute is in the hands of management: they just need to pick up the phone and talk to their workers through their union, Unite.
“This is the first strike action in a sector where precarious working conditions are the norm. Unless schools move to engage with workers collectively, it is unlikely that Monday’s action will be the last in the sector”, Mr Byrne warned.
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[…] This week workers at Delfin Dublin are escalating their action for trade union recognition and impro… A struggle we are following extremely closely on these pages for its relevance to all us teachers stuck on low pay and in poor working conditions. We don’t seem to be paying sufficient attention, however, because two days ago teachers at another teaching centre in Dublin (IBAT College Dublin) also balloted to take industrial action over similar issues to those at Delfin college and we failed to notice it. Our gratitude then to Mura Nava for their excellent updates on twitter keeping us all informed about this dispute and the latest developments, which is no mean feat considering the wealth of material they also share on teaching and second language acquisition theory. You can also read Mura Nava’s excellent blog EFL Notes (and in fact all around the net – they really are quite prolific). […]