Despite the strike in the education system, schools that want to hold a year-end party can apply to the Exceptions Committee and get approval to hold the event.
"The teachers' union has approved the holding of graduation parties, so even if there is a strike, a year-end meeting must be held tomorrow at 8:30," reads a distribution announcement to the parents of one of the elementary schools in the country.
Meanwhile, the secretary general of the Teachers' Union, Yaffa Ben-David, met today with the finance commissioner, Kobi Bar-Natan.
Education Minister Yifat Shasha Bitton claimed yesterday that the distance between the parties is not great and that there are agreements on most of the details.
But the sides are still broadcasting on a deep chasm between them.
Yaffa Ben David, Photo: Coco
Yaffa Ben-David wants a respectable salary increase for all kindergarten teachers and teachers, both young and those with many years of experience.
The Ministry of Finance wants to distribute most of the money to new, young teachers and much less to old teachers.
Today, teachers' salaries are determined only by seniority and rank - the more years a teacher is in the system, the more he earns and the argument is that their salaries are higher anyway.
The Ministry of Finance is also demanding a change in the holiday schedule, the first requirement was that there be full studies in July, while the big holiday will be in August and the Tishrei holidays.
But it is already clear to everyone that this will not happen and they may bring a softer version, which touches on a few single days in a holiday ban.
The Ministry of Finance also demands remuneration according to the excellence of teachers and not just according to seniority, here we will consider how to do this through higher remuneration for educator positions, coordinators and the like.
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