News & Statements
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Latest items
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Teachers’ pay consultation: NITC press release
Official union statement
Pay Consultation NITC
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27 Aug 2025 | Jacquie White
General Secretary
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Witness statement provided on behalf of UTU (UK COVID-19 Inquiry)
Public inquiry record
COVID-19 inquiry Evidence
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15 Aug 2025 | Jacquie White
General Secretary
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Teachers welcome ‘fair outcome’ after 4% pay rise
Irish News coverage
Pay Settlement
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13 Jan 2026 | Jacquie White
General Secretary
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4% pay rise ‘maximum possible’ with unions set to recommend acceptance
Belfast Telegraph coverage
Pay Offer
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06 Jan 2026 | Jacquie White
General Secretary
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Minutes of Evidence – NI Assembly
Committee evidence record
Assembly Evidence
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14 Jan 2026 | Stephen McCord
Deputy General Secretary
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Breastfeeding teacher forced to express milk in school car park
Belfast Telegraph coverage
Workplace Equality
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31 Mar 2023 | Stephen McCord
Deputy General Secretary
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Union president warns: ‘Real children need real teachers — not AI robot replacements’
Belfast Telegraph coverage
AI Education
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16 Mar 2024 | Lynelle Fenton
President
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Striking teachers warn of ‘savage cuts’ — ‘It’s about more than pay’
Belfast Telegraph coverage
Industrial action Funding
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25 Apr 2023 | Lynelle Fenton
President
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Tyrone woman to head up Northern Ireland’s biggest locally-based teaching union
Tyrone Constitution coverage
Appointment Union
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09 Apr 2023 | Lynelle Fenton
President
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From ‘Risky’ Sunak to questions for Northern Ireland’s biggest parties
Belfast Telegraph coverage
Politics Funding
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24 May 2024 | Janice Mullan
President / Vice-President (at time)
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Shout! Union magazine – September 2025
UTU publication
UTU Magazine
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Sep 2025 | Janice Mullan
President
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