All-out strike at Kildare VEC

Clerical and administrative staff at Kildare VEC will begin an all-out strike today after the Department of Education refused…

Clerical and administrative staff at Kildare VEC will begin an all-out strike today after the Department of Education refused to agree a formula for reviewing staff numbers and structures.

Their trade union, IMPACT, claimed yesterday the Department wanted to include the Kildare VEC problem as part of a national review, which could postpone the resolution of the problem by a further two years.

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