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Teachers stage warning strike

May 18, 2018 BNS 0

Teachers from around 50 schools in Lithuania are taking part in a two-hour warning strike on Friday. […]

Ministry and trade unions to work out fixed pay model for teachers

January 3, 2017 BNS EN 0

The Lithuanian Education and Science Ministry, together with trade unions, plans to work out by March a fixed pay model for school teachers. […]

Lithuanian teachers second-worst paid in Europe

March 23, 2016 LT Daily 0

School teachers in Lithuania and Latvia are the least earning educators in Europe, according to an updated European Commission report. […]

Government pledges €2m for teachers’ salaries instead of €7m

March 2, 2016 BNS 0

A meeting of Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and Minister of Education Audronė Pitrėnienė on Wednesday morning did not produce an agreement to set aside additional €7 million for teachers‘ salaries. Instead, the government has pledged to find €2 million to meet striking teachers’ demands. […]

Teachers should be thanked for striking now – Former Education Minister

February 29, 2016 LT Daily 0

Former Culture and Education Minister Darius Kuolys said that the teacher’s unions had decided to strike at the right time with elections on the horizon and that they should be thanked for putting education at the centre of the national political agenda. […]

Teachers’ strike could affect students’ performance, child rights ombudswoman says

February 26, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Child rights ombudswoman Edita Žiobienė says that the ongoing teachers‘ strike could have negative effects on their students’ performance. […]

Critical situation in education system, President Grybauskaitė says

February 25, 2016 BNS 0

Teachers’ unions and the government should find an agreement by means of a dialogue and not by demonstrating a “force position”, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]

Teachers’ strike continues but talks stop

February 25, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuanian Teacher‘s Unions will continue their strike action on Thursday but negotiations with the Government may not restart until Monday. […]

Teachers refuse to end strike as PM apologises

February 24, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Government negotiators have failed to convince teachers‘ unions to call off a strike on Wednesday as talks about higher pay continues. […]

PM rows back on ‘Russian influence’ comments as teachers unions call on him to name names

February 24, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian Prime Minister has rowed back on comments linking the teacher unions’ strike to ‘Russian influences’ after union leaders called on the Prime Minister to put names to his allegations of Russian influence on the unions. […]

PM offers new plan to meet teachers’ demands

February 23, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s ruling parties have agreed on a three-year plan for incrementally raising teachers‘ wages as unions continue to strike. […]

PM accuses teachers’ unions of ties with Russia, refuses to go into detail

February 23, 2016 BNS 0

As teachers across Lithuania continue a strike, demanding higher wages, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius claims trade unions behind the strike are “influenced by Russia“. […]

Teachers and government fail to agree on ending strike

February 22, 2016 BNS 0

Teachers’ strike is to continue as unions say the government has failed to present an offer that would meet their demands. At least 70 education institutions plan to strike until the Lithuanian parliament convenes for its spring session in March. […]

Teachers staged a rally in Vilnius last week

Lithuanian teachers begin strike as negotiations over pay rise continue

February 22, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian teachers are to begin a strike on Monday as government representatives and teacher’s unions continue talks about raising wages. […]

Teachers to go on with strike despite PM’s efforts

February 19, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with representatives of teachers‘ unions on Friday, urging them to postpone a planned strike for a few months. However, unions say they will go on with the plan to hold a strike on Monday. […]

Prime minister to meet teachers’ unions as dispute deepens over ‘illegal’ strike

February 19, 2016 LT Daily 0

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has promised to personally meet with teachers’ union representatives who are planning to start an open-ended strike today, after statements by the vice-chancellor of the government claiming the strike action may be illegal deepened the crisis. […]