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Updated / Friday, 23 Apr 2021
19:19
The proposed Technological University of the South East has been dealt another setback.
Staff at Waterford Institute of Technology have rejected terms for the proposed amalgamation between it and IT Carlow.
The Teachers Union of Ireland branch at the college has cited treatment of members serving on the amalgamation s working groups, as well as concerns regarding funding and governance.
The Technological University has been on course to be founded for next January.
It is a major reversal from when the memorandum of understanding (MoU) was put to WIT staff in 2019. On that occasion it was overwhelmingly accepted by 93% of TUI members.
It seems the merger of Waterford IT and IT Carlow could be facing a further setback.
Members of the Teachers Union of Ireland in WIT have voted to reject the new Memorandum of Understanding for the Technological University.
Those involved in the union say they have ongoing concerns and little progress has been made to reassure them.
Speaking to WLR News this evening, WIT Branch Secretary of the TUI, Kathleen Moore Walsh says they felt had no choice:
“The branch rejected the memorandum of understanding today. The ballots were opened and it was a resounding rejection.
“There were a number of problems, but the biggest problem was that for the last 18 months we’ve been trying to progress issues of concern to our members and we haven’t been able to get anything regarding the MOU changed.