Haaretz: Tamir to meet union in last-ditch effort to prevent open-ended high school strike
The education minister will meet the high school teachers’ union chairman today in a last-ditch effort to avert the general strike in secondary schools, which is scheduled to start tomorrow.
Jerusalem Post: Unjustifiable strike
The Secondary School Teachers Organization announced yesterday that it would strike on Wednesday, following months of “drawn out” wage negotiations with the Finance Ministry.
Teachers’ basic salaries are indeed abysmally low, starting at around NIS 2,800 per month. Even teachers with a Master’s degree and 15 years’ experience earn just NIS 7,202 per month, about NIS 3,000 less than a similarly qualified social worker in public service, according to union figures.
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