S.T.O.P extends strike to April 16; marks new date for ‘large demo’ in Lisbon
Poll suggests majority of Portuguese support teachers No sooner had yesterday’s mass demo in Lisbon started disbanding, than syndicates were planning their ‘next steps’. The teachers’ struggle for better pay/
Today’s sees ‘final round of negotiations’ with teachers syndicates
Today (Thursday) sees the final round of negotiations between the government and teaching syndicates which have been levelling various forms of strike action since December. According to reports, “there is
Protesting teachers camp in front of Armação de Pêra school
Teachers are sleeping in tents Dozens of teachers are camping in front of the E.B. 2 and 3 School in Armação de Pêra as part of a “vigil to defend
Thousands of angry teachers show government “it ain’t over yet”
Thousands of determined angry teachers marched again, in Lisbon and Porto yesterday, showing the government their fight for ‘respect’, better conditions and increased salaries is a long way from over.
Public sector workers stage 24-hour strike; support of teachers
Claim “right to strike” has been compromised by requirement for minimum services Schools up and down the country will be closed tomorrow due to a strike by non-teaching staff of
FENPROF leader appeals to parents: “Don’t take your children to school”
Appeal focused on bypassing legal requirement to provide minimum services FENPROF teachers federation leader Mário Nogueira has made an extraordinary appeal to the parents of this country – effectively trying
Striking teachers challenge demand for ‘minimum services’ at schools
Teachers consider obligation to provide three hours teaching per day “illegal” Teachers who have been striking – some of them since December – are now challenging the court of arbitration’s
Teachers mounting vigil outside parliament “accuse government of forcing school to sleep in street”
In a new lament, teachers who chose freely to take part in a vigil outside parliament until Tuesday, have now complained that the government has “forced the school to sleep
Education ministry still has its homework to do…
Teachers syndicates unimpressed following start of 6th round of negotiations Slowly, slowly the education ministry is receiving watered down recognition from teaching syndicates that it is ‘trying hard’ but “could
School strikes continue as teachers and government resume talks
6th round of negotiations opens tomorrow; another demo planned for Saturday Teachers syndicates will be resuming talks with the government tomorrow (Thursday) in an atmosphere of almost complete stalemate. Despite