The teachers’ union continues to impose sanctions in protest of the delay in formulating the wage agreement. An announcement issued tonight (Wednesday) stated that as part of the sanctions, the school day at the educational institutions in the Tel Aviv district tomorrow will begin at ten in the morning. These are kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools, where only special education is exempt from the sanctions.
The Histadrut said that “sanctions continue in the face of the contempt and disregard of the prime ministers – Bennett and Lapid – and the Minister of Finance, Avigdor Lieberman and his office officials in formulating a wage agreement for teaching staff.
Demonstration by the Teachers’ Union on the salaries of employees in the education system (Photo: Avshalom Shashoni)
Secretary of the Teachers’ Union, Yaffa Ben David“In light of the sheep silence of almost all members of the current government, which prides itself on promoting equality of opportunity and preventing discrimination against women, I wonder if everyone ignores the enormous difficulties facing the education system, if everyone is indifferent to the plight of tens of thousands of teachers who are paid and forced to work.” Another to be able to finish the month. “
“I ask myself what will motivate them to action? Only in September when they will realize that a third of Israeli students do not have a class teacher? When they bring their child to kindergarten and find there 35 children living in overcrowding and without the attention they deserve? “, She added.
List of localities in which the strike will take place: Or Yehuda, Bnei Brak, Bat Yam, Givatayim, Herzliya, Holon, Kiryat Ono, Ramat Gan, Ramat Hasharon, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Azor, Kfar Shmaryahu, Netanya and Petah Tikva.
At this stage, the main dispute between the Ministry of Finance and the Teachers’ Union and the Ministry of Education is that the Ministry of Finance aims to increase the salaries of beginning teachers, with the requested amount being approximately NIS 8,200. The Histadrut, on the other hand, demands an addition for all teachers and about NIS 10,000 for a beginning teacher.