Teachers halt strike plans after ballot

A CAMPAIGN of industrial action has been suspended after the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland voted against it.

The ballot was held at a special convention to discuss action over Junior Cycle reforms and lower pay for new entrants.

ASTI members now earn less than teachers in other unions as the organisation never signed up to the Lansdowne Road Public Service Pay Agreement.

It is estimated 1,200 members have quit the union so they can benefit from the accord.

The ASTI campaign of industrial action has failed to resolve their grievances on a number of issues.