Government says it will not be blackmailed by teachers’ strike
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday the government would not succumb to blackmail as teachers announced a 48-hour strike next week. All three teachers’ unions...
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Vandalism, teachers’ dispute mark new school year (Update 2)
By Doris Christodoulou and Annette Chrysostomou Extensive vandalism, gangs throwing flares, upsets over the state of buildings and the ongoing dispute with teachers’ unions marked...
Our View: Anastasiades’ epic surrender to teachers will prove costly
IN THE LAST two months, the government has given a very convincing display of ineptitude, weakness and frivolity as it turned its dispute with the...
Tentative deal in education stand-off (Update 2)
By George Psyllides THE standoff between state teachers and the government appeared to be heading for resolution on Thursday, as the two sides were able...
Two teacher unions announce work to rule on eve of new term
Two teacher unions, Oelmek and Oltelk, on Sunday released a list of the measures they would take in protest against the cabinet’s recent decision to...
Teachers reject new government proposal (Update 2)
Teacher unions on Friday rejected a government compromise proposal that left room for controversial cabinet decisions, which had triggered a row, to be amended, as...
State willing to rethink deal with teachers if evidence for change is provided
By George Psyllides PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades is prepared to amend a July 4 decision that irked teachers and led to protests, provided it was warranted,...
House committees to meet again on education crisis
The House labour and education committee is scheduled to meet at 1pm to discuss the crisis in public education. The meeting will be attended by...
Schools will open as normal despite protest (Update 3)
Teachers on Monday said they were willing to continue the dialogue with the government on streamlining education but refused to budge from their positions, leaving...
Unions and political parties declare their support for teachers
State doctors’ union, Pasyki, joined a long list of other unions and some political parties on Monday to come out in support of the rejection...
Teachers rejected the results of their own negotiations, minister says
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris said the rejection by teacher unions of proposals made to them by the government was regrettable but is still optimistic that...
Our View: Government needs to fight to take back control of education
It was a great relief to hear on Friday that all three teaching unions had rejected President Anastasiades’ compromise proposal with which they left the...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Was the collapse of the Co-op a conspiracy theory?
WAS THE collapse of the Cooperative Central Bank (CCB) a well-plotted conspiracy aimed at boosting the size of Hellenic Bank? This is what a skettos-drinker...
Last-ditch effort to reach deal with teachers
By Evie Andreou The government on Thursday offered teachers a raft of sweeteners in an attempt to bring an end to union threats to shut...
Anastasiades to step back into education row (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades is to meet with teachers’ unions on Thursday in a bid to alleviate the crisis in public education following a government decision...
Cypriot teachers should try teaching in the UK
By Tracy Phillips As a full-time teacher in a state school in London, I find the current teaching dispute in Cyprus difficult to understand. Reading...
No money for education, only for salaries within five years, ministry was warned
By Evie Andreou The education ministry said on Friday in a letter to teachers’ unions that it had been warned last year by the public...
Minister calls on teachers to return to dialogue
THE education ministry is expected to send a letter to teaching unions Oelmek, Poed and Oltek with education minister Costas Hambiaouris urging them to continue...
Our View: Teachers have declared war. The government must win
THE INTENTION of teaching unions to stage an indefinite strike from the start of the new school year is a declaration of war. This can...
Teachers believe they’re an entitled group, audit office says
By Evie Andreou As teachers announced they would go on a protracted strike in September after the education minister refused to give in to their...