The teachers union announces a one-day strike for high schools in northern Israel tomorrow.
The one-day strike will be observed by some 9,000 teachers and will affect schools in Afula, Beit She’an, Kafr Kana, Migdal HaEmek, Nazareth Illit and Tirat Zvi.
The strike, the fourth in the last several weeks, is being called by teachers demanding higher salaries who claim the government is procrastinating over talks.
The teachers’ union representing high school staff wants an immediate monthly gross wage increase for starting teachers, from NIS 6,400 ($1,820) to NIS 8,000 ($2,275), along with a comparable raise for teachers with up to seven years experience.
The teachers have previously claimed that the Finance Ministry is “refusing to reach an agreement in good faith.”
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