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Equal Pay for Equal Work
The ASTI has been to the forefront of the campaign for equal pay for post-2010 entrants to teaching in Ireland. ASTI members took strike action in opposition to the injustice of unequal pay in 2016. The ASTI continues to liaise with the other teacher unions in relation to the issue of unequal pay.
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Class Size
Class sizes in the Junior Cycle in 2020 in Irish second-level schools remain higher than EU or OECD averages.
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Senior Cycle Review
Teachers need to be at the heart of the consultation process rather than considered as another one of the education stakeholders.
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Teacher Workload
ASTI/RED C research shows that additional demands on second-level schools have led to an unsustainable work burden and increased levels of stress for teachers.
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