Non-teaching staff at the nation’s schools have called a national strike for October 4, stressing the action “could still be stopped by the education minister”. All Fernando Alexandre would have to do is start the ball rolling on improving this sector’s pay and conditions, which union leader Artur Sequeira explains are respectively much too low and precarious. With the government saying it doesn’t have a pay increase specifically for this sector in mind, an impasse will mean ‘no school’ for that day, as schools will not open without non-teaching staff in place.
Non-teaching staff call strike for October 4
Strikes may be seen as 'only a day without school', but the reality is that Portugal's children have already been seen to be falling behind in key subjects and ability
