Ulster Teachers' Union
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The Ulster Teachers' Union is a trade union
based in Northern Ireland
, whose membership mostly comprises primary school teachers working in the state sector. It has 6,429 members. The UTU has close links with the Irish National Teachers Organisation, an all-Ireland trade union who represent the majority of primary school teachers in the Roman Catholic education sector.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
based in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, whose membership mostly comprises primary school teachers working in the state sector. It has 6,429 members. The UTU has close links with the Irish National Teachers Organisation, an all-Ireland trade union who represent the majority of primary school teachers in the Roman Catholic education sector.