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The agreement to suspend the action has been welcomed by the government and education bodies.
Teachers were due to withdraw from supervision and substitution duties tomorrow, leading to the closure of schools nationwide.
The strike centres on pay for newly-qualified teachers.
Earlier today Minister Richard Bruton accused the union of trying to “rewrite the entire approach to public pay in this dispute”.
ASTI members are withdrawing from certain duties.
The former Taoiseach isn’t sure if gardaí should have access to industrial relations mechanisms.
A number of unions have said that a deal offered to gardaí changes the landscape of the agreement.
The gardaí are not the only public servants who are currently locked in talks.
Today marked the first day of strike action for teachers across the country, with over 500 schools closed.
Teachers are not the only group set to strike over the coming weeks.
Some students in exam years have expressed an interest in studying in school during these days but this is not likely to be feasible due to the lack of supervision and insurance requirements.
The ASTI have this evening announced the dates of seven strike days.
Minister for Education Richard Bruton says they’d need seven weeks to put a contingency in place. .
ASTI members voted overwhelmingly in favour of an industrial action.
The results of two ASTI ballots will be revealed.
Students taught by ASTI could end up losing 10% of their overall mark, it is feared.
ASTI representative Ciara Kinsella explains why secondary school teachers are considering going on strike.
Teachers will be asked about industrial action and will also vote on whether they want to withdraw from supervision duties.
The TUI will effectively be signing up to the terms of The Landsdowne Road Agreement.
2016 has not been a good year for industrial relations.
The hours were agreed under the Croke Park agreement.
The results of a survey show how a moratorium on hiring has affected schools.
The ASTI is planning further strike days over concerns about planned changes to the junior cycle.
Only a nominal number of teachers have taken up the new teacher training.
Minister Jan O’Sullivan is due to announce new legislation later today.
Unions have rejected the draft document but say it may form the basis for discussions.
Will it mean peace in our time?
Who’ll blink first in the junior cycle row? Not the teachers, by the sounds of it… TheJournal.ie stopped by one city centre picket this morning to take the temperature.
Around 330,000 second level students will have a day off tomorrow, as teachers go on strike again.
Teachers will hold their second strike on Thursday 22 January.
In the bickering between unions and government, one voice is often lacking: that of the student.
The action today has seen 27,000 of the country’s teachers taking industrial action.
Times are changing, as is teaching, but we can’t lose sight of what’s important; instilling a love of learning in our students.
Students have a day off as teachers take action over proposed Junior Cert reforms.
Neither the minister nor the unions will budge.
Two days of action are going ahead. The first is on 2 December.
The current Junior Cycle reform impasse presents teacher unions with an opportunity to show creative leadership.
Teaching unions rejected a revised set of proposals today.
The Department of Education said that talks are ongoing between the Minister and teachers.