New teachers protest set for Lisbon
Teachers and non-teaching staff will hold a new national demonstration in Lisbon for state schools on February 25, André Pestana, the leader of S.T.O.P (syndicate of all school workers) announced
Teachers strike: still no joy
As expected, proposals presented yesterday by the ministry of education have failed to signal positive results in the ongoing teachers’ strikes. Further meetings are scheduled tomorrow (Friday) and next Thursday.
Teachers strike latest: Ministry wants to wrap up negotiations this week
Government delivers long-awaited proposal, saying it wants decision by Friday Teachers’ unions and the Ministry of Education resume negotiations today – over a new model for recruiting and placing teachers
S.T.O.P extends schools strike to March 10
Even before negotiations have resumed (they are due to take place tomorrow and again on Friday), S.T.O.P (the syndicate of all education professionals) has extended its ‘indefinite strike’ notice to
New requirement for three daily lesson periods prompts “total war in schools”
Filinto Lima, president of the national association of school grouping directors, claims the new rule designed to ensure that school pupils receive a minimum of three lesson periods per day
Over 150,000 fill Lisbon with teachers’ implacable demands
“It is practically impossible to say there is no money”, admit critics Just as teachers syndicates vowed, yesterday’s demonstration in Lisbon was indeed the largest ever: over 150,000 people turned
President tells striking teachers: negotiations “will go well”; patience needed
Patience (in Portuguese paciência) is summoned for all kinds of situations in daily life, and today President Marcelo has said it is needed for ongoing negotiations between the government and
PSD Algarve calls for solution to education crisis
Cristóvão Norte, president of PSD Algarve, has called for an end to the ongoing teachers’ strike which is gravely affecting the school year. “This situation cannot continue eternally,” Norte says,
S.T.O.P. goes beyond teachers’ struggles: calls for national strike
S.T.O.P – arguably the most militant union involved in the ongoing teachers’ strikes – is now appealing for a national strike to show the government “it should stop prioritising the
Teachers “admit strikes to end of academic year”
New forms of protest to be announced at mass rally on February 11 Teaching federations FENPROF and FNE, along with seven other teachers’ syndicates, have “guaranteed that their struggle will