Teachers to stage salaries protest

TEACHERS’ unions have confirmed they will stage a protest tomorrow afternoon outside the House of Representatives and the Finance and Education Ministries against the proposed lowering of entry-level salaries.

OELMEK President Andreas Stavrou has called the government’s proposal unethical, and has said that the well-being of others should not lead to the suffering of the new generation of teachers.

“OELMEK disagrees with the downgrading of the new generation, and will do everything in its power to prevent the government’s proposal from passing,” he said.

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