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Teacher's Union (not asti or tui in particular)

  • 09-12-2009 4:54pm
    #1
    clartharlear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 489 ✭✭


    Can you be a member of a union if you are not employed as a state school teacher? I just got my renewal of membership form returned ...


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  • #2
    smcgiff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭smcgiff


    For the INTO it's a nominal sum - €25.


  • #3
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,271 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    There is Associate membership of the TUI available to people on career break, maternity leave etc.


  • #4
    clartharlear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 489 ✭✭clartharlear


    Hmm. Maybe I picked the wrong one so. I joined ASTI because nearly everyone else in the school I was in was a member. I'm not there anymore, (though I hope to find work!!!) so I sent the form and picked the "associate member" option too.

    God. First, rejected by the council, now by the union??? I just have to have limbs start dropping off to complete the leper vibe...


  • #5
    StargazerLily
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭StargazerLily


    I had asociate membership of the ASTI when I was on career break - maybe you sent it through the wrong channels? Did you send it through a branch or directly to head office?


  • #6
    clartharlear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 489 ✭✭clartharlear


    StargazerLily wrote: »
    I had asociate membership of the ASTI when I was on career break - maybe you sent it through the wrong channels? Did you send it through a branch or directly to head office?

    I rang them to talk about it today because I was sure it was some sort of mistake, but she was quite clear. Unless I'm attached to a school (even on occasional subbing hours), I can't become a member. And what are my chances of getting even subbing work in this climate, as a relatively inexperienced teacher that the teaching council has ^&*%ed over??

    When you were on career break, maybe you were still associated with the school you were in before that.


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  • #7
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,596 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    suppose the idea being that they are there to back you up in your workplace provided they recognise your workplace as part of their remit which unfortunately is not the case at moment.


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