Enlightenment Trade Unions: New strike in June! Fuchs, resign
Thousands of Enlightenrs, Scientists and employees in schools and faculties from all parts of Croatia gathered yesterday in Zagreb’s Ban Jelacic Square. From the protest organized by three unions, revival, the independent union of employees in the secondary schools of Croatia and the Independent Union of Science and Higher Education, they said loudly to the Government: « We do not give up! ».
With other messages, the leader of the Union Rebirth, Željko Stipićannounced a new strike.
« We are not the ones who wanted a strike in June, but if they want to, » he will have it in June, « he said.
Zagreb: Great Protest of Educational Unions |
Zagreb: Great Protest of Educational Unions |
“People think this is this Protest for money, and this is actually the return of dignity to education. We have a sector with the most educated, college diploma, which are most paid. We asked for various patterns why our work was worth so little, and we never got them. We are here to awaken Croatia – he told us in front of the Croatian National Theater, where the protest began, the protester from the Preporod union.
Zagreb: Great Protest of Educational Unions |
The main demands of the union are the increase in the basis of the salaries, increasing the coefficient for employees in education and the postponement of the vocational reform.
– We hope that the Government will be in understanding, but somehow this hope is weaker. I hope he will hear the message if they haven’t already. I am here because I was a teacher at college where I taught future teachers at school. He saw that with 25 students a year that number dropped to five. No more teachers, I don’t see that they are trade to be professors. This is the occupation you need, but they have to work for a normal salary – said scientist and union player Sasa Ceca.
Zagreb: Great Protest of Educational Unions |
– We don’t negate that we are paying to us. But it is two percent in April, so two percent in October and eventually turns out that the enlighteners received only a four percent increase in salary. If I will watch how much it was on my salary, it turned out to be 12 euros and something small – the professor told us for a protest.
Zagreb: Great Protest of Educational Unions |
Protesters joined Numerous students, retirees, citizens … Vilim Ribic, a former longtime leader of the Independent Union of Science and Higher Education, was among the gathered.
– It is not fair for a full professor to have a salary as a beginner judge, they have very reason to protest. The government was better in my time to the Enlightenment – Ribic said.
The trade unions warned As they are trying to silence them and how many principals have refused to approve their teachers Day paid leave for trade union activity, although they have a legal right.
– Radovan Fuchs does not understand the role of the union and that he does not care about a quality reform – said Zrinko Turalija in front of the NSZSSH.
Zagreb: Great Protest of Educational Unions |
Zagreb: Great Protest of Educational Unions |
Minister of Science, Education and Youth He said that union leaders are fooling their members. Although they are constantly looking for negotiations, they were not ready to negotiate, but they persistently blackmailed, Fuchs said. The salaries in education have grown 100 percent since 2016, and the educational supplement is not legally achievable. He also pointed out that he was ready to resign immediately if it had solved all their problems and if the unions would give up on their requests.
Zagreb: Minister Fuchs held a conference after the union protest |
– But how they negotiate and behave, none of that. Let them fulfill what they have committed, let them pay for the strike day, maybe employees will wonder what is with their membership fees – Fuchs said.
