Teachers step closer to strike action over government vaccine changes | JOE.ie

The Teachers' Union of Ireland and the Irish National Teachers' Organisation have voted for an emergency motion backing industrial action, up to and including strike action, if they are not prioritised for vaccination.It comes after a decision was made by the government to change the rollout of the vaccine to an age-based programme from an occupation-based one, when the most medically vulnerable and over 70s were inoculated.

The unions also demand early vaccination within the overall cohort of education staff, of pregnant teachers, those in higher risk categories and those who work in special schools, special classes, and home school community liaison teachers. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the unions said:"In the event that government does not agree to schedule by the end of the current school year, vaccinations on the basis demanded above, Convention mandates a ballot of members for industrial action, up to and including strike action".Here's your spoiler-filled breakdown and review of the latest episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier...

I don't think they will be getting much support from the public for this call for strike action. There are loads of other workers who have been working on the frontline all through the pandemic and are not threatening strike action if they don't get prioritized in the vac rollout

must be like a war zone in the classroom

They simply don't deserve it ...yet. why would they feel they should get it before factory staff or stor workers.

By the time teachers get fully vaccinated they'll be on holidays. Then if there is an outbreak of Covid at in the classroom everyone is sent home. Two hopes of being bumped up.. None and Bob!

To be fair, if they don't get their vaccine before Schools finish for summer then they can't go to Spain for their 3 month paid vacation. vaccineforvacation greedylittlegoblins

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