Education Sector Divided over Wednesday’s Strike
A dispute rose between private education institutions and the teachers syndicate in Lebanon over the strike that is intended to be held on Wednesday, An Nahar newspaper reported.
The schools associations confirmed that the strike will be held under the slogan: “Revising the Government Decision on Wages Boost.”
As the teachers syndicate intends to go ahead with its strike on Wednesday, the private education institutions union slammed its decision, declaring Wednesday as a normal day.
Catholic schools General Secretariat said in a statement that it abides by the decision taken by the private education institutions announcing “Wednesday as a normal school day.”
The associations held on Tuesday a meeting that agreed on holding the strike and a sit-in at 11:00 am near the Grand Serail.
Head of the teachers union, Nehme Mahfoud, said that the teachers will go on with their strike “although the private education institutions declared it as a normal day.”
Mahfoud slammed the deal that was made between the General Labor Confederation (GLC), the cabinet and the Economic Committees last week.
“The private education institutions have the right to reject the strike, but the teachers also have the right to express their opinion and go on with their strike,” he said.
Mahfoud added: “We don’t want an increase in wages but we demand prices cap on gasoline, monitoring prices and triggering the work of the consumer protection department.”
The cabinet raised the LL500,000 minimum salary to LL700,000, approving to give those who earn less than 1 million a LL200,000 raise. Those earning between LL1 million and LL1.8 million would get a LL300,000 increase.
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