The teachers' union announced today (Thursday) that the sanctions will be frozen and the strike will be stopped.
This, in light of the request of the Minister of Education, Dr. Yifat Shasha Bitton, and after the matter-of-fact meeting of the Secretary General of the Teachers' Union, Yaffa Ben-David, with the director of salaries at the Ministry of Finance, Kobi Bar-Natan.
A follow-up meeting was also scheduled for next Sunday.
Therefore, in light of all this, it was decided to freeze the sanctions.
Ben-David said: "We acceded to the request of the Minister of Education and decided to freeze the sanctions. I hope for continued substantive and honest negotiations with the Commissioner for Wages, and expect the other elements in the government and the political system to see the good of the system." We will have to resume the struggle. "
Education Minister Shasha Bitton said: "I congratulate the secretary general of the Teachers' Union, Yaffa Ben-David, for acceding to my request to freeze the sanctions.
This will allow children and teachers to end the school year in an orderly fashion, and enjoy the variety of experiential activities that await them in the coming week.
"I intend to continue to lead the rapid advancement of the negotiations in order to strengthen the status of the teachers, the recruitment of teaching staff and the orderly opening of the school year 2003/04."
As you may recall, a few days ago, the teachers' union went on strike, during which the school days began at 10:00.
The strike began following teachers' claims that their salaries are so low that teaching staff tend to leave the education system - and there is no one to teach in the classrooms.
At the same time, due to the low salaries of beginning teachers, quality young people do not come to study in teacher training institutions.
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