Militant Union Bosses Tackling Gender Inequality... In Bangkok ; As Bitter Battle for Teachers' Future Rages, Tui Top Brass Abandon Ship for Obscure Conference in Thailand [Eire Region]
Mail on Sunday › January 23, 2011
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SMILING broadly they look like they don't have a care in the world. And indeed why would they when they are enjoying the privilege of an all-expenses trip to the other side of the world?
As Peter McMenamin, general secretary of the Teachers Union of Ireland, and his colleague Bernie Ruane, president of the union, stroll through the chaotic streets of Bangkok, they cannot hide their delight at escaping the rigours of how to implement the Croke Park agreement.See the full content of this document
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Militant Union Bosses Tackling Gender Inequality... In Bangkok ; As Bitter Battle for Teachers' Future Rages, Tui Top Brass Abandon Ship for Obscure Conference in Thailand [Eire Region]
The TUI is one of the few publicsector unions still trenchantly opposed to the controversial deal.
Instead of attending an emergency executive meeting last Friday to prepare for a re-ballot of its members and analyse how the working conditions of TUI members will be affected by the agreement, the pair were acting like tourists in Thailand's notoriously ...See the full content of this document
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