📣 The ICTU Public Services Committee has agreed to suspend the 21 October strike. Following intensive engagement, including direct intervention by the Taoiseach, a new process led by former Labour Court Chairman Kevin Foley will seek to establish the basis for formal WRC negotiations. Workers organised. That created leverage. Now we need to turn it into a settlement. Read more: ifut.ie/content/21-october-s… #IFUT #UnionStrike #HigherEducation

The Government knew the public service agreement expired on 30 June. So why are workers being blamed for the delay? 🤔 The €1.2bn is for 2027. You can’t pay October’s bills with next year’s budget. Read more: ifut.ie/content/government-k… #PublicServicePay #HigherEducation #IFUT

How do students feel about the upcoming Public Sector Pay dispute? IFUT Assistant General Secretary Robert McNamara explains on @gbayfm 🎓 Why: Govt has no credible pay offer for university staff. 93% voted for action. 📅 Oct 5, 14, 21 – strikes ahead. Stand with our educators 💪 #IFUT #PublicSectorPay #HigherEd

📢 IFUT + ASTI, INTO & TUI call on Govt to withdraw proposed Article 88bis of the GDPR, which weakens data protections as AI expands across education. We're also asking Minister James Lawless @lawlessj to engage educators on new AI tools for students. 🎓🔒 Read more: ifut.ie/content/education-un… #DataProtection #AIinEducation #HigherEd

📢 93% YES. A decisive mandate for industrial action from IFUT members. Action begins: 🗓️ 5 Oct — 1hr stoppage (World Teachers' Day) 🗓️ 14 Oct — 24hr strike 🗓️ 21 Oct — 24hr strike The ballot is the mandate. Now we organise. 👇 ifut.ie/content/decisive-yes… #IFUT #FairPayNow #HigherEd

⚖️ Today, IFUT takes the fight against precarious employment to the Labour Court. Our delegation is before the Court today pursuing the outstanding Local Bargaining claim from the Public Service Agreement 2024–2026. 🗞️Read the full story at: ifut.ie/content/ifut-takes-f… ✊ Join IFUT: members.ifut.ie/Membership-A… #IFUT #HigherEducation #PrecariousEmployment #TradeUnions #CollectiveBargaining #ResearchCareers

👓 IFUT General Secretary Frank Jones featured on @VirginMediaNews raising privacy and safety issues over the use of Meta Smart Glasses, calling for clear guidelines to be implemented in 3rd level institutions.  IFUT is the only trade union in Ireland which exclusively organises workers in Universities. #HigherEd #IFUT #VMNews

🏘️IFUT General Secretary Frank Jones argues that affordable student accommodation is essential educational infrastructure in the @IrishTimes Letters to the Editor. 📨Read the full letter here: ifut.ie/content/irish-times-… #HousingForAll #AffordableHousing #HigherEd

📣 IFUT Executive Committee to Consider Preparations for Industrial Action Ballot IFUT has convened an exceptional meeting of its Executive Committee on Friday, 10 July, to consider the union's response to the continuing absence of progress towards a successor public service pay agreement. The meeting follows a decision of the @irishcongress Public Services Committee, representing public service unions across Ireland, to ask affiliated unions to convene their national executives and consider arrangements for ballots for industrial action following the expiry of the Public Service Agreement 2024–2026 on 30 June. Should the Executive Committee decide to proceed, members may be asked to participate in a ballot seeking a mandate for industrial action, up to and including strike action, in pursuit of: ☑️ Securing an acceptable pay settlement covering the remainder of 2026 and any successor public service agreement; ☑️ Ensuring the completion and implementation of outstanding claims arising under the Local Bargaining provisions of the previous agreement; ☑️ Resisting the unilateral imposition of changes to work practices, organisational structures or terms and conditions without the agreement of the union. 🔗Read the full story at: ifut.ie/content/ifut-executi… #IFUT #IndustrialAction

Over recent months, IFUT has been actively engaging with members in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies at @uniofgalway regarding proposals for Undergraduate Curriculum Transformation. The process began against the backdrop of a public narrative which suggested an urgent crisis in Arts education and the need for significant structural change. From the outset, IFUT challenged that framing and argued that any discussion about the future of Arts should be grounded in meaningful consultation with staff, robust evidence and a clear recognition of the enduring value of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies. Following a series of meetings with members, the establishment of a representative working group and subsequent engagement with University management, IFUT has now secured a Memorandum of Understanding governing how the process will proceed. While much work remains to be done, the agreement establishes important protections for staff and creates a formal framework through which concerns can be raised and addressed. Read the full story here: ifut.ie/content/ifut-secures… #galwayuniversity #ifut #galway

Good to meet @LauraHarmon01 @labour with our delegation — @paul_gavan @irishcongress, @FrankJones @IFUT, EdwardLahiff (UCC) & @JohnWalshDWest (TCD) — to discuss staff voice in university governance. The HEA Act leaves trade union reps out. That needs to change. #IFUT #HEAAct #Governance #HigherEd