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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 647

Israel Teachers Union

Teachers protest as they demand better pay and working conditions at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on May 14, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 14, 2025, 10:41 pm
Hundreds of teachers protest for fair pay, better conditions in Tel Aviv
Demonstration comes after weeks of disputes over salary cuts, strike action; secondary school teachers union chair Ran Erez warns: ‘Without education, this country has no future’
By ToI Staff
View of an empty classroom at a school in Givatayim, during a teachers' strike, on May 6, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 8, 2025, 9:58 am
Teachers reach new deal with Finance Ministry to end strike action over wage cuts
Under plan, teaching staff salaries will drop by 0.95% instead of 3.3%; implementing framework will require changes in legislation
By ToI Staff
View of an empty classroom at a school in Givatayim, during a teacher's strike, on May 6, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 7, 2025, 6:52 pm
Labor Court rules teachers must stop taking sick days to protest salary cuts
Court says teachers can’t legally strike outside union framework, must return to work; union official says talks on salary agreement ongoing, chair working to improve conditions
By ToI Staff
A few students go back to school in Tel Aviv following a country wide teachers strike over a cut in their wages, May 6, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 7, 2025, 3:36 am
Escalating nationwide strike, teachers threaten mass resignations over salary cuts
Many schools to remain closed for a fourth straight day as educators reject deal between teachers’ union and Finance Ministry that would see pay cut reduced from 3.3% to 0.95%
By ToI Staff
View of an empty classroom at a school in Tel Aviv, during a strike, on May 4, 2025. Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
May 6, 2025, 10:17 am
Hundreds of schools, kindergartens stay shut as teachers continue unofficial strike
Tel Aviv and Sharon regions said hardest hit as staff call in sick for third day; Education Ministry orders regional administrators to summon organizers for a hearing
By ToI Staff
View of a closed school in Givatayim, during a strike, on May 5, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 5, 2025, 5:52 pm
Many schools, kindergartens still closed despite deal as teachers protest salary cut
Around 10% of workforce said to use sick days, irate over concessions made by Teachers Union chief; strike leader says deal ‘denigrates’ hardworking teachers
By ToI Staff
View of an empty classroom at a school in Tel Aviv, during a strike, on May 4, 2025 (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
May 5, 2025, 4:12 am
Teachers Union, treasury announce deal, but tens of thousands still planning to strike
Salary cut reduced from 3.3% to 0.95%; many schools expected to shut altogether Monday as some staffers decry ‘disgraceful agreement’ touted by education, finance ministers
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of an empty classroom at a school in Jerusalem, on September 1, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 4, 2025, 11:05 am
Some schools open after judge cuts teachers’ strike short by an hour
Labor court rejects government request for injunction to stop action, but thousands of staff call in sick, keeping many schools shut
By ToI Staff
Education minister Yoav Kisch attends an Education, Culture, and Sports Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on June 26, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 31, 2024, 11:02 pm
High school teachers go on strike Sunday after talks founder on eve of school year
Crisis talks don’t yield breakthrough; Education Minister Kisch slams union head Ran Erez and Finance Minister Smotrich, says both ‘want this strike’ and are locked in ‘ego battle’
By Gavriel Fiske and ToI Staff
View of an empty classroom at a school in Tel Aviv, during a general strike of some municipalities and local authorities, on May 15, 2023. (Flash90)
August 17, 2024, 12:02 pm
‘School will not start,’ warns head of Teachers Union amid impasse in wage talks
Finance Ministry blames teachers for refusing to reach agreement during ‘complicated time’; union says ministry held negotiations ‘for sake of appearance’ ahead of new school year
By ToI Staff
Teachers from the Teachers Union protest over low salaries, in Tel Aviv, May 25, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 24, 2023, 8:58 pm
Labor court orders teachers to release test grades held hostage in wage fight
Education Ministry agrees not to use results until a subsequent agreement is reached over salary dispute; union slams proposal to raise salaries to NIS 10,000 a month
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: View of an empty school at in Tel Aviv, following a strike of the Teachers Union, on June 19, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 4, 2023, 9:25 pm
High school teachers union to strike Sunday as part of wage dispute
Secondary School Teachers’ Association has been demanding salaries of at least NIS 12,000 per month; Education Ministry says middle schools to operate as normal
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Yair Lapid leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on October 27, 2022. (Yoav Dudkevitch/Pool)
October 27, 2022, 8:19 pm
Cabinet approves major budget redistribution to allow raising teachers’ wages
Finance Ministry’s budget department warns against $1.3 billion cut to funds of multiple ministries; pair of ministers walk out of meeting, one votes against proposal
By Michael Horovitz
From left to right: Teachers' Union Secretary-General Yaffa Ben David, Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Bitton and Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman hold a press conference following the new salary agreement with teachers on August 31, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 21, 2022, 1:05 pm
Teachers union, government sign long-awaited deal raising wages, adjusting vacation
New teachers to receive NIS 9,000 a month under agreement, principals to start at NIS 19,000; vacation schedule to be changed
By ToI Staff
Israeli kids wear school bags ahead of the first day of school outside their home in Jerusalem on August 31, 2022, ahead of the opening of the secular state education system's academic year. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 1, 2022, 6:00 am
After weeks of uncertainty, 1st day of school begins for 2.5 million Israeli pupils
Last-minute agreements with teachers’ unions avert large-scale strikes; 2,496,000 kids, 218,000 education workers head to class Thursday
By ToI Staff
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