A protest will take place outside ATU in Letterkenny at lunchtime today in a dispute over pay.
The protest, which will take place at the college gates on the Port Road between 1 and 2pm, is part of nationwide protests will be staged at technological universities this afternoon.
Third level members of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) will take part in the action to highlight what the union said are unacceptable regional variations in pay and conditions in the sector.
The TUI said services for students will not be affected.
The union has accused the Department of Further and Higher Education of failing to adhere to a collective agreement on the establishment of the technological university sector.
The TUI described the department’s approach as an attempt to have each technological university free to operate separately, without regard or recourse to national negotiation.
The department said it has engaged consistently with the TUI on the reform of the technological university sector and remains available to enter into discussions on this matter.
The department said it is continuing to engage with TUI to seek an agreed solution and that it is willing to avail of the dispute resolution mechanisms that exist if necessary.
