Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 13-05-13
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[01] Teachers still at loggerheads with gov't
[01] Teachers still at loggerheads with gov't
ANA-MNA -- An escalating row between the government and secondary
educators has been fueled by the government's decision to issue a civil
mobilisation order, forcing teachers to work through strikes planned
during the nationwide university entrance examinations (Panhellenic
Exams).
OLME, the federation of secondary school teachers, is planning to hold a
demonstration on Monday against the government's decision. It has also
called on major labour unions GSEE and ADEDY to call a general strike
on May 17.
On Saturday, OLME board members met to examine ways to prevent the orders
being served to them, as the government plans to do on Monday morning.
Following the signing of the decision by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras
on Saturday evening, Education minister Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos
said that "the Prime Minister and the government have ended the agony
of thousands of students."
The minister added that the decision for civil mobilization
of teachers was "politically correct and constitutionally
necessary". The civil mobilisation order reads that there is "an
imperative need" to prevent the "threatened negative effects" of the
planned 24-hour strike or any other strike called during the exam
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OLME has resolved to hold a 24-hour strike on May 17, the first day of
the nationwide exams, as well and a five-day strike between May 20 and
25. Their action is primarily staged against the government's decision
to increase teachers' working hours by two hours a week.
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