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| Talks hopes as class strike looms | Talks hopes as class strike looms |
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| Talks to avert a one-day strike by thousands of classroom assistants on Wednesday may take place later. | |
| Unions and employers held emergency negotiations on Monday evening, after Education Minister Caitriona Ruane urged them to resolve the dispute. | |
| But after 90 minutes, these ended with the unions saying that there had been "no progress". | |
| There was no reason to call off a strike, they said. More talks with the employers may take place later. | There was no reason to call off a strike, they said. More talks with the employers may take place later. |
| Patricia McKeown, from Unison, which represents 2,500 classroom assistants, said it was possible that the employers would come back with a reasonable offer. | Patricia McKeown, from Unison, which represents 2,500 classroom assistants, said it was possible that the employers would come back with a reasonable offer. |
| "I do seriously think we may find ourselves knocking the door of the minister for education in order to have this finally resolved," she said. | "I do seriously think we may find ourselves knocking the door of the minister for education in order to have this finally resolved," she said. |
| If the strike goes ahead, members of one of the unions involved will not work on Wednesday. | If the strike goes ahead, members of one of the unions involved will not work on Wednesday. |
| Some schools may close early and other schools say parents of pupils who need assistance could keep their children at home. | Some schools may close early and other schools say parents of pupils who need assistance could keep their children at home. |
| Another three-day strike is planned for October. | Another three-day strike is planned for October. |