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Teachers union wants co-op properties returned to them Cyprus

Teachers union wants co-op properties returned to them

March 14th, 20191291   Primary teachers’ union Poed said on Thursday it was taking legal measures to have the real-state owned and managed by its cooperative savings fund, which fell to government hands after the demise of the Central Cooperative Bank (CCB), returned to them. The union, along with secondary teachers’ Oelmek and Oltek said this...
Cards to pick up kids from school to be issued by month’s end Cyprus

Cards to pick up kids from school to be issued by month’s end

January 5th, 20192746 An entry card for people picking up children from primary schools must be introduced by the end of the month, according to a circular issued by the education ministry, drawing criticism from teachers on Saturday. Use of a card was decided by the cabinet, along with other security measures, following the abduction in September of two...
Poed threatens legal action over pay cuts for strikers Education

Poed threatens legal action over pay cuts for strikers

October 30th, 20181666 Primary teachers’ union Poed warned on Tuesday they would take legal action against pay cuts levied against them for striking last month, arguing they were forced to take action by the government. Union head Filios Fylaktou said they have sent a letter to the education ministry asking whether it would be legal to suffer pay cuts for...
Poed calls for ‘objective’ probe into girl with Down syndrome Cyprus

Poed calls for ‘objective’ probe into girl with Down syndrome

October 30th, 20181906 Primary education teachers’ union Poed on Tuesday urged the education ministry to carry out an “objective” probe into the alleged marginalisation of an eight-year-old girl with Down’s syndrome at her school’s celebration of the Ochi anniversary. Things may not exactly be as they were presented, head of the union Filios...
Teacher unions counter-proposal rejected by government (updated) Cyprus

Teacher unions counter-proposal rejected by government (updated)

September 11th, 20181652 The government on Tuesday rejected the counter-proposal submitted earlier in the day by the teachers’ union Poed, spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said after it had been delivered the union’s head Filios Fylaktou. Prodromou said that the head of the tri-ministerial committee in charge of the issue, Education Minister Costas...
Teachers’ unions send latest proposals to government (updated) Education

Teachers’ unions send latest proposals to government (updated)

September 10th, 20181612 Teacher unions conveyed their recommendations to the government on Monday, aimed at overcoming an ongoing dispute spanning over two months that is threatening the smooth operation of schools. By Sunday, all three unions of the primary and secondary sectors had rejected the latest government proposal that was handed to them last...
Teaching unions to continue to fight together Cyprus

Teaching unions to continue to fight together

September 9th, 20182973 Teaching unions Poed, Oelmek and Oeltek held a meeting on Sunday to decide their way forward as the crisis in education hands over the start of the new school year on Monday. The three unions decided they would continue to present a united front until a solution is found to their problems. According to Poed, the three unions have a...
Teachers launch legal action after fiery start to year (Updated) Cyprus

Teachers launch legal action after fiery start to year (Updated)

September 3rd, 20183223   Teachers returned to their classrooms on Monday on a work-to-rule basis, and so determined to win their summer-long battle with the government that union reps filed abuse-of-power complaints against the education minister at local police stations after the end of the school day. Teaching unions say the action was the first...
House labour committee to convene to discuss teacher issues Cyprus

House labour committee to convene to discuss teacher issues

August 25th, 20181625 The House labour committee will convene extraordinarily this coming week to discuss the labour issues concerning the education crisis, it was announced on Saturday. As the spat between the government and teacher unions continues after the latter rejected an amended proposal submitted to them during a meeting with President Nicos...
Teacher unions reject president's proposals (Update 2) Education

Teacher unions reject president's proposals (Update 2)

August 24th, 20186130 Teacher unions on Friday unanimously rejected President Nicos Anastasiades’ proposal aimed at breaking a protracted stalemate, setting the stage for an escalation of the spat and disruption of the new school year. Following a meeting on Friday, teachers said they were now focusing on their protest march on August 28, urging their...
Primary school teachers say there is room to settle differences Cyprus

Primary school teachers say there is room to settle differences

August 14th, 20181617 Primary school teachers said on Tuesday there was still room to come to an understanding with the government over differences that threaten to disrupt the new school year. On Monday, the government said it would send a new invitation to teachers for talks following a month-long spat over a cabinet decision to end the practice of...
As education impasse looms teachers seek support of political parties (updated) Cyprus

As education impasse looms teachers seek support of political parties (updated)

August 7th, 20181752 Teaching unions said on Tuesday they have launched consultations with political parties as the dialogue with the education ministry on the streamlining of state schools appears to be headed to an impasse. The boards of the primary and secondary teaching unions Poed and Oelmek and technical education Oltek held a joint meeting on...
Teacher talks delayed over role of parents’ group (Updated) Education

Teacher talks delayed over role of parents’ group (Updated)

August 1st, 20181201 The launch of the talks between teaching unions and Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris over streamlining hit an almost immediate a glitch on Wednesday when one union refused to hold consultations while a parents’ group were in the room. The first meeting – between the minister and secondary education teachers’ union Oelmek...
Education ministry sees no need for ACs in classrooms Education

Education ministry sees no need for ACs in classrooms

June 12th, 20182033 The education ministry said on Tuesday that air conditioning in schools was unnecessary, following a long-standing request from the parents’ association that they be installed. Director of the technical services at the education ministry Andreas Marangos told the Cyprus Mail that air conditioning was not needed as schools are closed...
President has another dig at unions Cyprus

President has another dig at unions

May 27th, 20185373 The mistake of doctors’ and teachers’ unions was that instead of first demanding a probe into the circumstances of the death of the 10-year-old schoolboy, they criticised the competent ministers for doing so, President Nicos Anastasiades has said. In an interview published in Sunday’s Phileleftheros, Anastasiades said that his...
Primary school teachers blame minister for spat Cyprus

Primary school teachers blame minister for spat

May 26th, 20181926 Primary education teachers blamed the minister on Saturday for a bitter public spat that broke out between them and him after the death of a 10-year-old boy who suffered a head injury while playing basketball at school in Larnaca and later died. In a written statement, their union Poed, said Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris was...
Teachers union takes a step back from spat, want to ‘turn the page’ Education

Teachers union takes a step back from spat, want to ‘turn the page’

May 24th, 20181575 By George Psyllides Following an intense public spat with the education minister after the death of a 10-year-old boy who had been injured at school, primary education teachers’ union Poed took a step back on Thursday saying it would focus on health and safety in schools. Poed chairman Phylios Phylactou said teachers had been...
Poed row with education minister deepens Education

Poed row with education minister deepens

May 21st, 20181875 By Andria Kades Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris has come under renewed fire on Monday after saying it was well known that some schoolteachers have psychological problems. His statements prompted fury on Monday from primary school teachers' union Poed, who pointed the finger back at him to ask if during his time as a school...
Education minister called to apologise for ‘offensive’ comments   Cyprus

Education minister called to apologise for ‘offensive’ comments  

May 19th, 20183974 By Evie Andreou EDUCATION Minister, Costas Hambiaouris, found himself in the dog house on Saturday after both teachers and nurses lashed out on him for comments and actions they found to be “offensive and undermining”. Primary school teachers’ union Poed said they would cut off all communication with Hambiaouris until the end...
Teachers consider measures over 'vilification' Cyprus

Teachers consider measures over 'vilification'

May 18th, 20181610 Primary education teachers’ union Poed threatened with measures on Friday over a report that put the spotlight on a teacher currently under investigation in connection with the death of a 10-year-old boy last week after he had an accident in school. The union also accused the education minister of seeking to mislead and cover up his...
Teachers question minister over new appointments Education

Teachers question minister over new appointments

October 31st, 20172594 Teachers union Proodeftiki on Tuesday questioned statements made by the education minister that so many people sitting exams starting this weekend to become teachers would end up getting positions. More than 5,500 people are expected to take the exams starting on Saturday for teaching jobs in public schools as a new appointment system...
Teachers out in force in new protest (Updated) Education

Teachers out in force in new protest (Updated)

June 15th, 20173815 Members of primary education teachers’ union Poed went on strike on Thursday morning in Paphos and Limassol schools as well as in the rest of the districts that did not strike last week. This is the second all-day strike, planned by Poed to protest the approval by parliament of two bills overhauling the system of appointing teachers...
Primary teachers to strike on Thursday Education

Primary teachers to strike on Thursday

June 14th, 20173107 A planned strike by the primary school teachers’ union Poed will go ahead as planned on Thursday largely in Paphos and Limassol. At midday, teachers will protest outside the education ministry, Poed general secretary Apostolos Apostolides told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA). The cause for the strike is the thorny issue surrounding...
‘No going back’ on teacher reforms, ministry says Education

‘No going back’ on teacher reforms, ministry says

June 8th, 20173385 The education ministry said on Thursday there was no going back, as primary teachers staged an all-day strike to protest parliament’s approval of two bills overhauling the system of appointing teachers to state schools. “There is no return,” the ministry said in a statement. “We must all concentrate on implementing this reform...
Primary education teachers announce strike Cyprus

Primary education teachers announce strike

June 6th, 20174167 Primary teachers’ union Poed announced on Tuesday that its members in certain districts will be staging an all-day strike on Thursday while those in other areas will go on a strike next week. The union is staging industrial action to protest the approval by parliament of two bills overhauling the system of appointing teachers to...
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