Student's break
Čačak: Educators are blocking bridges
As a sign of solidarity with students who are organizing protests across Serbia, educators from Čačak will hold a protest action "Teachers are with students" on Saturday, February 1.
Education
Zečević (SSP): The new collective agreement introduces discrimination
The new Special Collective Agreement in the education sector has caused fierce reactions. Representatives of the opposition and part of the educational workers claim that this introduces discrimination and violates laws
(I)mpossible calculation
What will be the salary of striking teachers in January?
Teachers' salaries for January are due on February 6, and principals have been ordered to send lists of "good and bad" educators. A day on strike could cost disobedient workers an average of 500 dinars
Education
Salary cuts for striking teachers: Another "nonsensical" announcement
The threat of salary cuts will only inflame dissatisfaction in education, Aleksandar Markov from the Forum of Belgrade Gymnasiums tells "Vreme"
Schools on strike
The Ministry of Education encourages teachers to falsify esDnevnike
"Educators are practically advised to falsify assessments." The grade must be entered within eight days from the day it was earned and be public," Dušan Kokot, president of the Independent Union of Educators of Serbia, told Vreme.
Towards a general strike: Government and education
Teachers on the strike
Almost no one can list how many educational collectives in Serbia will be on strike at the end of January. Although the authorities boasted at the beginning of the protest that as many as 80 percent of the 1700 schools in Serbia are working fully and 11 percent partially - data from the field says otherwise
Educators
Two educational inspectors from Zrenjanin refused to carry out extraordinary supervision
The inspector's assessment is that in the existing social circumstances, one should not act in the manner stated in the notification of the Ministry of Education regarding the announced suspension of work in schools
Wave of discontent
Plenum in front of Filozofskogo: General strike voted
The protest of educators continues in the center of Belgrade, while a one-day work stoppage is underway across Serbia at the beginning of the second semester, dissatisfied with the union's agreement with the government on salary increases. Lawyers also went on a seven-day strike. Open SOS line for students in Novi Sad. The director of the Šabac grammar school resigned
Protests
Protests in 19 cities across Serbia
In 19 cities across Serbia, students and high school students are organizing protests on Sunday as a sign of solidarity with educational workers, as well as the student of the Faculty of Law who was hit by a car at the blockade in Belgrade
Schism among educators
Strike after strike: Will schools be open on January 20?
Although the leaders of the representative unions of educators announced that they had reached an agreement with the government representatives, it is an understatement to say that there was general chaos among the teachers on the field. Some are happy to have received a pay rise and are continuing to work, while others are also continuing - but to go on strike
Decision made
Educators still end their strike - they continue negotiations with the Government of Serbia
Educators will suspend the strike in order to continue negotiations with the Government of Serbia, but they say that if an agreement is not reached, the strike will be activated again.
Education
The Government's new offer to educators - two increases of five percent each
Prime Minister Miloš Vučević offered educators a five percent salary increase in March and another five percent in October. Educators have been given 24 hours to respond to the offer and do not know if the second semester will start on January 20
Education unions
The government invited educators to negotiations
The Prime Minister of Serbia, Miloš Vučević, announced that the meeting with educators will be scheduled for January 9, and in the meantime, the trade unions received an official invitation.
Education
Educators: We are not afraid of Vucevic's threats
Prime Minister Miloš Vučević is known for his osion address, which, as previous months have shown, never produced the desired results, Mirjana Gašić from the Union of Education Workers Union of Serbia assessed.
Education
Concession of the Ministry of Education: It will be as the teachers say
Educators mostly ignored the Ministry's decisions and Prime Minister Miloš Vučević's rebuke regarding the winter vacation. The Ministry of Education, for a change, accepted their opinion
Winter vacation
Educators: No conclusion of grades, possible full strike from January 20
The representative education unions announced that due to the imposed, early school vacation, it is not possible to conclude grades and that the employees in education will vote on a complete suspension of work after January 20
Education unions
"By shortening the semester, the Government would force teachers to break the law"
"The decision to shorten the semester would call into question the procedure according to the Rulebook on student evaluation, which is part of the current Law on the Basics of the Education and Training System," union representatives of educational workers told "Vreme".
Education
Representative unions of education: "Forcible interruption of classes, we demand the withdrawal of the proposal"
The representative trade unions of Serbian educators are asking the Ministry of Education and the Government of the Republic of Serbia to withdraw the proposal on shortening the semester, because the decision was not made in the interest of children.
Education and new technologies
It's all for naught, if IT teachers run away because of low salaries
Educators have long been warning that changes in the education system are necessary. This is most obvious when it comes to the technological literacy of students, whose skills are getting better and their appetite for knowledge is growing. To satisfy them, they must have expert computer science teachers
Education
Will changes to the Criminal Code "protect" teachers from violence?
Attacks on educators and employees in the health and social sectors will be strictly sanctioned with prison sentences, according to changes to the Criminal Code. Is that enough to protect the integrity of teachers?
Education
The number of schools under legal suspension has increased
The response of the Government of Serbia to the union's proposal for a collective agreement is expected in the next seven to ten days, and if that response were in accordance with the demands of the educators, it could lead to the termination of the strike.
New teacher suspension
Why are educators and students the target of the government?
The Independent Union of Educational Workers of Serbia (NSPRS) has announced that it will organize a one-hour work stoppage in all educational institutions on December 6.
Education
Teachers continue with the "zonal" strike in December
Representative education unions continue their strike by shortening classes by 15 minutes, and they say that this form of protest will continue in December as well.
Comment
Humiliating the teacher in front of the students
The students of Srpska are infected by the despair of their parents, the dissatisfaction of teachers and the arrogance of the state. The system is rotten, so money is unlikely to solve the problem
Education
Educators' strike: Change of collective agreement or complete suspension of work
After the final offer of the Government of the Republic of Serbia to increase the salaries of educators by 11 percent, school principals began to threaten teachers to give up. Four representative trade unions made a new proposal to change the salary calculation. If this is not adopted, a complete suspension of work will follow
Educational system
Zonal strike continues: Shortened hours in four cities
The strike of educators continues. Classes will be shortened to 30 minutes in schools in four cities in Serbia. In the meantime, the Minister of Education congratulates the employees in education on the Day of Serbian Educators, ignoring their demands
Education
Schools on strike: "We are running away from politics, and politics is chasing us"
A number of schools in Serbia are on strike for the second day in a row. For every 15 minutes, by which the lessons are shortened, teachers' salaries will be reduced. The President of the Belgrade School Union, Snežana Romandić Petrović, tells "Vreme" that no one is ready to fail, and that the tragedies we are going through as a society prove that the system does not work.