Strike on first day of school averted as Treasury, teachers union reach salary deal

Illustrative: Young Israeli students arrive for their first day of school, at Assa Hail school in the Jewish settlement of Efrat in Gush Etzion, West Bank, September 1, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
Illustrative: Young Israeli students arrive for their first day of school, at Assa Hail school in the Jewish settlement of Efrat in Gush Etzion, West Bank, September 1, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)

Schools across Israel will open as planned tomorrow for the start of the new academic year, after the Finance Ministry and the Secondary School Teachers Association reach an agreement on salaries.

The union, which represents high school teachers, had vowed to strike tomorrow if no deal was reached.

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