Tag: teachers
Macedonia 06.05.22 | 21:33

Mickoski: VMRO-DPMNE fully supports the demands of the teachers, we proposed a law that meets their needs to Parliament but it was rejected by SDSM and DUI

VMRO-DPMNE proposed a law that would increase salaries in the public education, but it was rejected by the ruling coalition, said VMRO leader Hristijan Mickoski. The party is preparing to block the Parliament in an attempt to force early elections, while the Government is still negotiating a salary increase...
Macedonia 30.04.22 | 10:06

The conciliator between SONK and the government is Trencevska’s right hand, with this fraud the government humiliates the teachers

The conciliator between SONK and the government is Trencevska’s right hand, this is a fraud, the government humiliates the teachers, accused VMR0-DPMNE. The conciliator is a person employed in the office of the Minister of Labor and Social Policy. They cannot be an impartial party, when one of...
Macedonia 28.04.22 | 23:08

Janevska: Decision to halt the strike and Trencevska’s threats further violate the dignity and authority of teachers

The government found a way to break the strike, but they did not break the teacher, and the protests in front of SONK are proof of that, said Vesna Janevska, chairperson of VMRO-DPMNE’s Committee for Education and Science in an interview with the Analysis 24 show. Janevska added that VMRO-DPMNE...
Macedonia 28.04.22 | 22:51

Teachers gather in protest of strike being halted

After the nationwide teachers’ strike was suspended Thursday afternoon, a group of union members gathered in front of the Education, Science and Culture Workers’ Union council’s offices demanding an explanation for the sudden halt of the strike. The membership is revolted and the reason for the...
Macedonia 27.04.22 | 21:39

If they don’t pay teachers’ salaries by collective agreement, school directors will face thousands of lawsuits

Minister Shaqiri, I hear from the Ministry of Education and Science, they call the school directors and pressure them to restart classes. How when teachers are on strike? Principals again call the class teachers, threatening and demanding to call the students to hold classes. How when the teachers are...
Macedonia 23.04.22 | 10:29

Maksim Dimitrievski: Teachers deserve a higher salary, they are the vanguard in society, I believe that the Government will meet their demands

In an interview with TV Plus, the mayor of Kumanovo, Maksim Dimitrievski, expressed regret for the conditions in the field of education and said that not only the energy crisis, but also raising the minimum wage creates certain problems in society. I think that every person deserves a higher salary,...
Macedonia 19.04.22 | 09:55

VMRO-DPMNE: The government has money for coffee and lunches, but it has no money to increase teachers’ salaries

SDSM is hypocritical. They said one thing a few years ago, they do another now. Then they said that the Constitution guarantees the right to strike of education workers, and now with threats, blackmail and pressure they are trying to stifle the strike, said VMRO-DPMNE. At the same time, they spend millions...
Macedonia 11.04.22 | 22:03

VMRO-DPMNE endorses demands of striking public sector teachers

VMRO-DPMNE endorsed the key demands of the striking public sector teachers. The party’s Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that the teachers are living on wages that are below any human dignity. They are not paid enough for normal functioning of a person. The salaries absolutely have to go...
Economy 30.03.22 | 21:07

VMRO-DPMNE will support the teachers’ strike

VMRO-DPMNE will support the strike announced by the teachers’ union SONK. The Government withdrew from the promises it made to increase teacher salaries after it hiked the minimum wage and pensions, citing the economic fallout of the war in Ukraine. We support the teachers and we will continue...
Macedonia 20.02.22 | 11:16

VMRO: SDSM is trying to fully politicize our public education

Macedonian public education is in chaos and the ruling SDSM party is trying to further politicize its staff, said VMRO-DPMNE in a statement. The opposition party is proposing a major hike in the public sector wages, to offset the effect of inflation, but the proposal was stuck this past week as SDSM...
Macedonia 17.09.21 | 16:51

Association of teachers asks for shorter classes, more online teaching

An association of teachers is asking that classes are cut from 45 to 30 minutes, to better protect the teachers. The Teachers’ Plenum also asks that classes larger than 15 pupils are automatically allowed to go into a combined model of in-person teaching and online teaching. The Education Ministry,...
Macedonia 08.11.19 | 14:40

SONK accepts Government’s offer to increase teachers’ salaries by 10% instead of 25%

The ten percent increase in salaries for education workers as of January 1 is the agreement reached by the Ministry of Education and SONK. This meeting created a historic moment. We have decided to raise salaries by 10% as of January 1, 2020. This applies to all employees in primary, secondary and higher...
Macedonia 09.10.19 | 11:04

Trade Union and Government agree: Teachers’ salaries to rise by 10%

The government decided Tuesday to raise the salaries in primary, secondary, higher education and science by 10 per cent starting from April 2020 payment. Once an agreement has been reached with the Independent Trade Union of Education, Science and Culture (SONK), with this information the total salary...

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