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Wednesday, 14th December, 2022. Vol. 15, Issue 50 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
TUI vow to fight pay cuts in DkIT
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By Paul Byrne
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The DkIT branch of the Teachers Union of Ireland have vowed to protect frontline services and seek further clarification from DkIT management following a recently sent email which contained a sustainability plan featuring 29 recommendations from auditing firm Mazars. Included in this plan is that the college should achieve at least €1m (cumulatively) in pay cost savings over the next three years. The news was met with anger by members of the DkIT branch of the TUI given the fact that the union had issued warnings as far back as 2017 that the institutes failure to engage in a merger to create a technological university (TU) would leave DkIT isolated and cost them millions of There was great excitement at the Na Piarsaigh/Blackrock CLG club as the grounds were transformed euro. into a winter winterland with Rudolph getting to know the locals. Pic: Paula Kavanagh Photography. Continued on Page 2