Poland: Teachers’ union threatens strike action over pre-retirement eligibility

by E Wayne Ross on November 20, 2007

eironline: Teachers’ union threatens strike action over pre-retirement eligibility

The Polish Teachers’ Union announced in May 2007 that it would hold a warning strike if teachers did not receive guarantees of special pre-retirement benefits, known as bridge benefits. The union also demanded pay increases and greater public spending on education at local level, in addition to calling for a new minister for education.