Fontaines D.C. and The Murder Capital lend support to teachers facing redundancy at BIMM Dublin

nme.com:

Fontaines D.C. and The Murder Capital have expressed their support for the teachers who are currently facing redundancy at BIMM Dublin.It was revealed last month that BIMM Dublin – one of Ireland’s top music colleges where both Fontaines D.C.

and The Murder Capital met – is planning on reducing its workforce by around a third. As reported by RTE, Lecturers at the college will have to reapply for their roles under a restructuring plan, which has been described as the “Uber-isation of lecturers” by union representatives.The college normally employs 135 employees and about 53 of them are at risk of redundancy.

As reported by the Irish Independent, the lecturers were allegedly told that they would be able to apply for 18 new positions, indicating that 35 positions would be made redundant.

The staff have also claimed that the terms offered with the 18 new jobs will see pay effectively halved for successful applicants.