ASTI could face split in the ranks

The country's largest secondary teachers' union could be about to split over an upcoming strike.

A grassroots faction of the ASTI wants to avoid industrial action due to close schools before the summer holidays.

They've put together a petition with over a thousand signatures asking for a special convention to discuss an alternative.

Noel Buckley, who handed over that petition, denies that he's trying cause a rift.

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