Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI; ga, Aontas Múinteoirí Éireann) is a trade union in Ireland representing teachers and lecturers in post-primary schools, adult education colleges, institutes of technology, and technological universities. The TUI is affiliated with the
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (often abbreviated to just Congress or ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trades Union Congress (founded in 1894) and the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is a national trade union centr ...
(ICTU) and is represented on various education governmental bodies such as the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), the
Further Education and Training Awards Council
The Further Education and Training Awards Council ( ga, Comhairle na nDámhachtainí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna) or FETAC was a statutory qualification-awarding body for further education in Ireland. It was established on 11 June 2001 under th ...
(FETAC), the
Higher Education and Training Awards Council
The Higher Education and Training Awards Council ( ga, Comhairle na nDámhachtainí Ardoideachais agus Oiliúna) (HETAC), the legal successor to the ''National Council for Educational Awards'' (NCEA), granted higher education awards in Ireland b ...
(HETAC), and the Vocational Education Committees. The
Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland
The Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) is a trade union for secondary school teachers in Ireland. It is a member of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. The union represents 18,500 teachers in schools attended by 80% of all second ...
(ASTI) is the other trade union representing post-primary teachers in Ireland.
History
The union was founded in 1930 as the Vocational Educational Officers' Organisation, and it joined the
Irish Trades Union Congress
The Irish Trades Union Congress (ITUC) was a union federation covering the island of Ireland.
History
Until 1894, representatives of Irish trade unions attended the British Trades Union Congress (TUC). However, many felt that they had little imp ...
the following year. In 1955, it renamed itself as the Vocational Teachers' Association, and then in 1973 it became the "Teachers' Union of Ireland".
General Secretaries
:1930: Frank McNamara
:1952: Billy McNamara
:1955: Tom Donaghy
:1956: Charles McCarthy
:1972: Maurice Holly
:1975: Kevin McCarthy
:1976: Christy Devine
:1982: Jim Dorney
:2008: Peter MacMenamin
:2011: John MacGabhann
:2020: Michael Gillespie
See also
*
Irish Primary Principals Network
References
External links
TUI Official WebsiteICTU Official Website
Trade unions in the Republic of Ireland
Organisations based in Dublin (city)
Education in the Republic of Ireland
Trade unions established in 1930
1930 establishments in Ireland
Seanad nominating bodies
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