Teachers Hold Demonstration in Budapest
Speakers at a teachers’ “checkered shirt” demonstration in front of the parliament building on Saturday stressed that the right to strike is a fundamental right.
The demonstration was held as part of a teachers’ strike that started on March 16.
Erzsébet Nagy of teachers’ union PDSZ said that the “miserable” salary situation cannot be remedied with “allowances scattered like crumbs”, adding that “superfluous administration” makes teachers’ work more difficult and the accreditation system is “completely unnecessary and useless”. She also pointed out that teachers are leaving the profession “en masse”.
Nagy said the public education system “fell apart long ago” but is being “held together by the professionalism of teachers”.
She added that if the government had invested as much energy in negotiations as in working to prevent the strike, “the promised land would already be here”.
Nagy said teachers are prepared to turn to the European Court of Human Rights.
She also said that the number of teachers who joined the strike was 20,000 higher than the figure mentioned by Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister’s chief of staff.
Leaders of public sector workers union MKKSZ, the Hungarian Unions Association and other organisations spoke at the demonstration, as well as teachers, students and parents.
Erzsébet Nagy of teachers’ union PDSZ said that the “miserable” salary situation cannot be remedied with “allowances scattered like crumbs”, adding that “superfluous administration” makes teachers’ work more difficult and the accreditation system is “completely unnecessary and useless”. She also pointed out that teachers are leaving the profession “en masse”.
Nagy said the public education system “fell apart long ago” but is being “held together by the professionalism of teachers”.
She added that if the government had invested as much energy in negotiations as in working to prevent the strike, “the promised land would already be here”.
Nagy said teachers are prepared to turn to the European Court of Human Rights.
She also said that the number of teachers who joined the strike was 20,000 higher than the figure mentioned by Gergely Gulyás, the prime minister’s chief of staff.
Leaders of public sector workers union MKKSZ, the Hungarian Unions Association and other organisations spoke at the demonstration, as well as teachers, students and parents.
AI Disclaimer: An advanced artificial intelligence (AI) system generated the content of this page on its own. This innovative technology conducts extensive research from a variety of reliable sources, performs rigorous fact-checking and verification, cleans up and balances biased or manipulated content, and presents a minimal factual summary that is just enough yet essential for you to function as an informed and educated citizen. Please keep in mind, however, that this system is an evolving technology, and as a result, the article may contain accidental inaccuracies or errors. We urge you to help us improve our site by reporting any inaccuracies you find using the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of this page. Your helpful feedback helps us improve our system and deliver more precise content. When you find an article of interest here, please look for the full and extensive coverage of this topic in traditional news sources, as they are written by professional journalists that we try to support, not replace. We appreciate your understanding and assistance.