Support voiced for striking Tipperary school secretaries and caretakers

Some of the school secretaries and caretakers in Tipperary Town who mounted pickets on schools today

placeholder image — Some of the school secretaries and caretakers in Tipperary Town who mounted pickets on schools today

Tipperary town public representative backs striking school staff

A Tipperary Town public representative has come out in support of school secretaries and caretakers who are on strike to highlight pension inequalities.

Cllr Annemarie Ryan has applauded secretaries and caretakers from St. Anne's, The Abbey, Lattin, Shronell, Monard, Oola and St Michaels Boys & Girls NS for taking the action to highlight pension inequality.

"Standing with our school caretakers and secretaries again today in Tipperary

Town.Call on your local TD's and councillors to support their right for equal pension rights and enhanced sick and bereavement leave.Good on them for standing together, I've huge respect for them," said Cllr Annemarie Ryan.

Over one hundred secretaries and caretakers, members of the Forsa trade union, from Tipperary schools staged a strike on Monday morning joining the national Forsa action.

School secretaries and caretakers represented by Fórsa began indefinite strike action from Thursday, August 28, in protest at their exclusion from public service pensions and basic entitlements.