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Wednesday, 13th November, 2019. Vol. 12, Issue 46 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
We are striking to save DkIT—union
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By Paul Byrne
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Lecturers and researchers at DkIT have stated that the reason behind their decision to take strike action is in an effort to save the institute. It has been revealed that strike action will commence on Tuesday November 19 after staff recently voted 99.1% in favour of Industrial Action and Dundalk IT TUI Branch Secretary Kevin Howard outlined the reason for the strike. “Our members cannot stand idly by while the future of the Higher Education in the region is placed in jeopardy; we are striking to save DkIT,” he stated. “Staff feel the Institute have been led to the edge of a chasm and the preferred
policy of the President’s Office appears to be to ignore the overwhelming staff support and overwhelming independent evidence in favour of pursuing Technological University status, and instead tip DkIT over the edge of a cliff. “While we are facing a range of industrial relations issues with the current management, given the existential threat to DkIT’s future that missing out on Technological University status represents, staff are resolved to engage in a prolonged period of industrial action, including strike action, to wrestle the Institute back from the cliff edge to which it has been led, and place DkIT firmly on the road to University status so that it can continue Continued on Page 2
St Vincents take part in Science Week
St Vincent’s Science students had a thoroughly interactive experience when they took part in the ever popular Science2Life roadshow recently as part of the national Science Week activities. See Page 2.