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Macedonia 18.04.22 | 12:02

Kovacevski: The demands and attitude of SONK are completely unacceptable

Today begins the second week in which children will not be in school. By rejecting the offer to increase salaries by 10%, SONK decided to continue with blackmail that is only to the detriment of students’ education and complicates the daily lives of parents, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski wrote...
Macedonia 17.04.22 | 21:33

The strikers will be paid only the contributions, the government threatens

The Government of the Republic of Macedonia in the talks with SONK offered a 10% increase in the salaries that will be provided by the budget revision. The Government considers that it is extremely important that the status of employees in education is constantly improving, according to the established...
Macedonia 17.04.22 | 21:11

Strike in education continues, SONK rejects government offer

The Independent Trade Union of Education, Science and Culture (SONK) resumes its nationwide strike after the trade union’s council earlier on Sunday decided not to accept the government’s proposal on 10-percent raise in teachers’ salaries. One of the reasons why this proposal was not accepted by...
Macedonia 17.04.22 | 10:23

VMRO-DPMNE: Instead of threatening teachers, the government should increase salaries in accordance with the requirements of SONK

Instead of threatening teachers, the government should increase salaries in accordance with the requirements of SONK. The government must align the coefficient of complexity of jobs in education with the minimum wage and increase wages, said VMRO-DPMNE. Instead of fulfilling the justified demands of...
Macedonia 16.04.22 | 21:33

Mickoski calls on the international representatives to speak out in protection of the striking teachers who face pressure from the Government

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski called on the international representatives to Macedonia to send a message to the ruling SDSM party to stop demonizing the striking public sector teachers. SDSM provoked the strike when it hiked the minimum wage, and with the inability of its Government to rein...
Macedonia 16.04.22 | 10:52

Negotiations between the Government and the teachers’ union will continue over the weekend

The Government and the SONK teachers’ union will meet over the weekend to try to reach agreement over the week long strike. The union demands a wage increase of at least 18 percent, to try to keep up with the rising inflation. We received some feedback, but it still doesn’t include a percentage....
Macedonia 15.04.22 | 14:08

Students to return to school on Monday? Government and SONK to resume talks over the weekend

The government and the presidency of SONK over the coming weekend will continue to discuss finding a mutually acceptable and dignified solution for a certain increase in salaries in education and preschool education and care, said the government press service. At the meeting in the government, the representatives...
Macedonia 15.04.22 | 09:45

SONK strike resumes: Nedelkov expects agreement on higher salaries, Education Ministry urges classes to continue

The strike in schools and kindergartens resumes for the fifth day, because there is still no agreement on higher salaries for employees. Yesterday, the Ministry of Education and Science urged classes to continue, and hold talks in parallel, to which SONK replied that without an acceptable proposal and...
Economy 13.04.22 | 21:17

Teachers’ union won’t accept anything less than a 18.4 percent pay hike

Jakim Nedelkov, head of the SONK union of public sector teachers, said that he expects to receive an offer from the Government by Friday at noon, which will determine whether the strike will continue. Nedelkov met with Education Minister Jeton Shaqiri today to discuss the requested pay increase, but...
Macedonia 13.04.22 | 20:01

No deal: Public school strike will resume

The strike of public school teachers will continue after their SONK union was not given sufficient assurances by the Government during the meeting they had this afternoon. Public schools have been closed for three days now. We want the strike to end and the school year to resume, but for that to happen,...
Macedonia 13.04.22 | 15:52

SONK and Government to meet at Ministry of Education and Science at 3 pm

The Ministry of Education and Science has invited the Union for Education, Science and Culture (SONK) to resume negotiations at 3pm on Tuesday, union leader Jakim Nedelkov wrote in a Facebook post. The Independent Trade Union for Education, Science and Culture has been organizing a general strike in...
Macedonia 13.04.22 | 10:08

SONK demands acceptable salary proposal from the Government

The second day of the general strike in schools and kindergartens passed without a meeting between SONK and government officials. According to the announcements from both sides on Monday, a meeting will be held these days in an attempt to reach a solution for the union’s request. SONK does not...
Macedonia 12.04.22 | 14:45

Government negotiations with the teachers’ union begin tomorrow

The SONK union of public sector teachers announced that they are expecting to meet with the Government tomorrow afternoon, to discuss a possible compromise on their request for a significant pay hike. The union, which is striking for two days now, also said that it is expecting a program of shorter lessons...
Macedonia 12.04.22 | 09:06

Public schools strike enters its second day

The strike of public school teachers enters into its second day, as over 25,000 elementary, high school and kindergarten teachers are boycotting work. Only a few kindergartens in Skopje, Valandovo and Gevgelija opened in violation of the strike call issued by the SONK union. We are happy that there are...
Macedonia 11.04.22 | 10:34

Nedelkov: For the most part or a huge part, the strike runs without serious problems

Education, Science and Culture Workers Union head Jakim Nedelkov said the announced nationwide teachers’ strike has started early Monday and would last until salaries in public education are increased by 18.4 percent. The strike in schools and kindergartens has started, from what has been sent to me...
Macedonia 11.04.22 | 08:51

SONK strike starts

The Independent Trade Union for Education, Science and Culture (SONK) starts Monday the strike in all institutions at the national level in the activities of child protection – kindergartens and in primary and secondary schools, by not performing their duties at work, which according to announcements...
Macedonia 10.04.22 | 16:41

Nedelkov: Strike will continue until SONK demands are met

The Independent Trade Union for Education, Science and Culture (SONK) Head Jakim Nedelkov at Sunday’s press conference said the general strike will start on Monday demanding an increase in salaries in education sector by 18.4 percent. The strike will continue until their demands are met. I urge the...
Macedonia 10.04.22 | 10:44

Whether children will go to school tomorrow or not will be known after the press conference of SONK

The President of the Independent Trade Union for Education, Science and Culture (SONK) Jakim Nedelkov today will hold a press conference where the necessary information will be presented immediately before the announced strike in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools. SONK announced a general...
Macedonia 04.04.22 | 22:12

No agreement reached on SONK’s demands: The union maintains position to go on strike on April 11

The President of the SONK teachers’ union, Jakim Nedelkov, after tonight’s meeting at the Ministry of Finance, said that there is no short-term solution that will increase by 18.4 percent the salaries of teachers represented by the union. Unfortunately, no percentage, no numbers were presented...
Economy 31.03.22 | 21:29

“No way of knowing how long the school strike will last”

The SONK teachers’ union says that after they announced a general strike that will begin on April 11th, there is no response from the Government. There is no feedback at all. All we were told is that the economic situation is bad everywhere, and that it will be difficult that our demands are met....
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