School holidays nearly over? Nope, a week of strikes is on the way
S.T.O.P kicks off new school year of discontent Portugal’s teachers have vowed to continue their efforts to be treated ‘fairly’ – and thus after weeks of school holidays, they are
Teachers in Madeira receive €600 a month in pay increases
While mainland counterparts continue to be told ‘there’s no money for you…’ The iniquities at play in the teaching profession are now easy to see: in Madeira, the deal struck
Fenprof rails against Marcelo’s rubber-stamping of “unfair diploma”
Upshot of initial presidential veto “hasn’t changed a thing” Amid the cacophony of soundbites around the president’s latest decision-making, the dilemma faced by the nation’s teachers has been largely sidelined.
A month from start of new school term, “teachers are preparing protests”
“Teachers desire the same as President Marcelo”, says SIC Notícias today: a calm school year. But until the government comes up with a proposal for the six years, six months
Marcelo’s ‘veto’ of new law for teachers “means nothing”
Head of State describes government’s tweaks as “opening door on new negotiations” As the dust settles on President Marcelo’s dramatic veto of the government’s diploma for career progressions for teachers,
Nine teachers’ unions schedule first protests for next school year
“Won’t give up till government responds to main demands” Nine unions representing schoolteachers in Portugal are already threatening the next school year, starting in September. Children have barely begun their
Teachers deadlock: Minister insists there is no money to satisfy teachers’ demands
President admits he will veto diploma if it doesn’t present “balanced solution” There is absolute deadlock today in the long running dispute between teachers’ unions and the government, in spite
FENPROF distances itself from “insults of June 10”
PM and wife in intense encounter with intransigent teachers The National Teachers Federation (Fenprof) has today distanced itself from what it calls the “insults and acts of populism” that marked
Over 115 schools closed today; hundreds more “at half throttle”
Platform of nine teaching syndicates vows to lodge appeal against ‘minimum services’ set by Court of Arbitration More than 115 schools have been closed today, and hundreds more are “working
Court of Arbitration thwarts striking teachers
End of year evaluations must go ahead, with minimum services Striking teachers have received the ‘news’ that they claim is illegal … from a court. The bottom line is whether