Outstanding 1% increase due under Local Bargaining to be paid to ASTI members
The ASTI has welcomed the publication of the Department Circular 74/2026 authorising the implementation of an outstanding 1% salary increase for ASTI members, which will be backdated to September 1st 2025. The ASTI reached agreement earlier this year with the Department of Education and Youth on the implementation of the Senior Cycle Redevelopment Implementation Support Measures Agreement (SCRISM) to the value of 3% payroll costs.
ASTI General Secretary Linda Kelly said:
“Securing the implementation of this pay increase has been my priority since I started with the ASTI in August, following members accepting the SCRISM in a ballot of ASTI members in June. We’ve had intensive engagement with the Department over the last number of weeks to ensure that this salary increase is implemented without delay. We are also very clear that a further 2% will need to be honoured in any successor pay agreement and that will be our next focus.”
Industrial action over pay-inflation gap
Separately, ASTI members will begin initial industrial action on Monday, October 5th over the Government’s refusal to address the pay-inflation gap experienced by teachers and other public service workers.
ASTI members voted by 95% to 5% to participate in a coordinated industrial action campaign alongside other public service unions affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. Industrial action will escalate to a public service wide day of strike action on Wednesday, October 14th.
ASTI President Richie Bell said:
“A sizeable gap has emerged between inflation and pay progression, effectively meaning that teachers and other public sector workers are earning less for more effort and commitment. The objective of our industrial action is to secure a credible pay settlement that addresses the cost of living pressures faced by teachers and their families.”
