28th August 2025
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation stands in full solidarity with school secretaries and caretakers as they commence indefinite industrial action today. They are seeking long-overdue pension parity and fair employment conditions.
School secretaries and caretakers are key members of our school communities. They work side by side with teachers and SNAs yet are denied access to public service pensions and basic entitlements such as decent sick leave and bereavement leave. This is unfair.
INTO supports the key demands of this campaign:
- Access to public service pensions
- Single contracts of employment for secretaries and caretakers
- Fair leave provisions
Speaking ahead of the Fórsa National Rally this morning, INTO General Secretary John Boyle said:
It is time for the Government to act and end the unfair treatment of school secretaries and caretakers. We urge all INTO members to show their support for school secretaries and caretakers in their call for justice. Their work is essential, and their rights must be respected.
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Click here to download a solidarity poster for your school.
We encourage members, where possible, to show solidarity with school secretaries and caretakers during lunch breaks, before school starts, or after the school day ends.