Teachers' strike over wages to shutter kindergartens, elementary schools at 1 p.m.
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- 30 May 2022
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State-run kindergartens and elementary schools will close early at 1 p.m. on Monday due to a strike over salaries being held by one of two major labor unions that represent teachers in the country.
Most schools and kindergartens finish before 2 p.m. in any case, with younger students then attending afternoon programs. Those programs are scheduled to to finish around an hour earlier, depending on the arrangements at each site.
The one-day strike by Israel Teachers Union is timed to allow teachers to attend a protest in Tel Aviv later in the evening.
State-run kindergartens and elementary schools will close early at 1 p.m. on Monday due to a strike over salaries being held by one of two major labor unions that represent teachers in the country.
Most schools and kindergartens finish before 2 p.m. in any case, with younger students then attending afternoon programs. Those programs are scheduled to to finish around an hour earlier, depending on the arrangements at each site.
The one-day strike by Israel Teachers Union is timed to allow teachers to attend a protest in Tel Aviv later in the evening.
In announcing the action last week, the union said teachers from all education institutions will strike, including special education schools.
The High School Teachers Association and its members will not take part in the protest. The union is involved in a separate dispute over planned matriculation reforms.
The protest comes as the Finance Ministry pushes for changes in the annual school summer vacation schedule so it will be coordinated with the High Holiday period in the fall, when many parents anyway take off time from work.
As of Monday, the teachers union was not willing to engage in any negotiations on changing the vacation schedule unless talks are first held on raising the teachers’ salaries, according to Channel 13 news.
The protest comes as the Finance Ministry pushes for changes in the annual school summer vacation schedule so it will be coordinated with the High Holiday period in the fall, when many parents anyway take off time from work.
As of Monday, the teachers union was not willing to engage in any negotiations on changing the vacation schedule unless talks are first held on raising the teachers’ salaries, according to Channel 13 news. Read More...
