Teachers in Serbia end five-month strike

Belgrade, 24 April 2015 (MIA) - Serbian primary and secondary school teachers have ended their five-month strike, and schools will resume normal class schedules as of Monday, teachers' unions confirmed on Friday after reaching an agreement with the Ministry of Science and Education.

"The strike, during which classes were shortened from 45 to 30 minutes, is over," the federation of teachers' unions said. The agreement was brokered by the Agency for Peaceful Resolution of Labour Disputes, Hina news agency reports. 

The strike began on November 17, with teachers demanding that they be exempt from reform measures that cut pensions and public-sector salaries. The agreement reached provides for repayment of the reduced part of the salary and additional classes to make up for the shortened teaching hours.

The unions cannot be entirely happy with the deal. They were forced to reach an agreement as striking teachers began to lose interest after the ministry reduced their salaries. The unions said that such a move "additionally humiliated the Serbian education sector."

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic thanked the unions for deciding to end the strike and promised to ensure that they "are the first to feel the good results of the painful measures undertaken by the government.



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