"Miss teachers, hope we can say goodbye": The children are waiting for the end of the strike

Even on the second day of the teachers' protest, millions of children across the country remained in homes.

The parents have already expressed opposition to the strike, and while some of the children are happy that there is no school, others are disappointed and waiting to meet with their friends at the graduation party.

Meanwhile, the teachers' union has made it clear that the event will take place as planned

Nofar Friedenberg and Uri Sela

23/06/2022

Thursday, 23 June 2022, 12:00 Updated: 12:11

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Millions of children across the country also remained at home today (Thursday) following the teachers' protest and the shutdown of schools, kindergartens and studios.

This is the second day that teachers' protests are spreading across the country and apart from a small number of localities announcing that they will open kindergartens through assistants - even today, seven days before the end of the school year, parents have had to find solutions for children left without frames.

The parents opposed the strike, and the children for their part expressed disappointment that they would not be able to say goodbye to the teachers and their friends at the end of the school year.

"I hate these strikes, it's annoying," said Karni, a fourth-grader.

"It's not really freedom because you can not do what you do on holiday. When there is a school day - I prefer to go to it. I wait for the end-of-year party to meet my friends."

Empty class (Photo: AP)

She said her brother Ben, a first-grader, also joined in, saying he missed his teacher and was happy to say goodbye to her at the end of the school year.

"I'm both happy and sad that there is no school," he said.

"I have fun learning and I love school but I also have fun being at home."

Ari, a first grader, said he is looking forward to the graduation party and meeting with his friends.

"I'm excited for the farewell party tomorrow and looking forward to it," he said.

"For many days I did not see the friends."

The teachers' union clarified that the graduation parties will take place as usual, as took place on all days of sanctions and strikes.

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Empty class (Photo: Flash 90, David Cohen)

At the beginning of the month, the Histadrut launched a round of sanctions, in which studies began in kindergartens, schools and middle schools at 10:00, every day in a different district, with the widespread disruptions intended to put pressure on the Ministry of Finance to reach a wage agreement before the end of the school year.

The wage gaps concern the increase in the payment for a beginning teacher, with the teachers' union demanding about ten thousand shekels a month and the Ministry of Finance offering 8,200, and the distribution of money - the Ministry of Finance wants to increase the salaries of beginners and reduce the gap from veterans, while Ben-David insists on raising all teachers.

The Ministry of Finance also wants to include a change in the vacation schedule and incentives for outstanding teachers in the current negotiations and sees this as a condition for further talks, but the teachers' union refuses to do so, calling the finance ministry's "dragging its feet."

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