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MESO: SONK erred in terminating the strike

The multi-ethnic education trade union (MESO) believes that the leadership of SONK made a mistake by breaking the strike and thus preventing the resolution of many issues in education. MESO assessed results of the negotiations between the Ministry of Education and Science and SONK about rewarding and penalizing teachers based on the results of external testing as insufficient and incomplete. "We...

Gruevski and the crisis: Who is managing whom?

Between floods and "bomb" threats of SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski today "suddenly" called representatives of the "Student plenum" to a meeting. Just as suddenly, before midnight, the public learned that SONK ceases the strike which lasted two weeks. The rumors of whether teachers lost or won with the agreement that the leaders of the labor movement...

Bitola teachers: Who performed a coup with the cessation of the strike?

Who performed the coup in the strike of SONK is the main dilemma of Bitola teachers after the cessation of the strike. Teachers from technical high school "Gjorgi Naumov" in Bitola, who were united from the first day of the strike, are today revolted because of the unanswered questions by SONK. Why did SONK end the strike, and strikers...

SONK rejects Ademi’s proposal

Union of Education, Science and Culture has rejected the proposal of the Minister of Education Abdilakim Ademi to break the strike first and then to negotiate. They say they will strike until negotiations with the Ministry of Education are initiated. - The offer the Minister of Education to end the strike first and then start negotiations is unacceptable for us....

An agreement between Ademi and Nedelkov is almost certain!

The strike of teachers, which began last Tuesday, is still ongoing, but after the visit of the President of the European Trade Union of Education, Martin Romer, an agreement between SONK and the competent ministries is probable. Romer yesterday repeatedly stressed that a dialogue must be established. - I fully support the strike of SONK and I came here to...

External testing: East is being completely tested, west partially boycotts

General strike of teachers still lasts, and members of SONK do not participate in external testing, says Jakim Nedelkov, President of SONK. - There is a strike throughout Macedonia. We go to work, but do not performing work duties. Colleagues who are also members of SONK are on strike and they will not participate in external testing. It is known...

European Trade Union: Strike yes, but also parallel negotiations

System of evaluation of teachers based on penalties will never create loyal representatives and will a way to circumvent it will be always sought for. Such a system is not objective and there is a possibility for subjective evaluation of teachers, said Martin Romer, president of the European Trade Union of Education regarding the general strike of SONK. Today, he...

Only five students tested in technical school in Bitola

Substitute teachers who have not been selected on a teachers’ council carry out external testing in part of the schools in Bitola, blames regional office of SONK. Directors of several schools in the city, having realized that teachers selected on the teachers’ councils to carry out the external testing are on strike, immediately found other people to carry out...

External testing is partially boycotted, strike continues partially

Today began the external testing of students in the third and fourth year of secondary school. Because of the strike of SONK, which lasts nearly a week, the external testing is not conducted in some schools, while it is conducted by the substitute teachers in others. - In high schools "Zef Ljush Marku" and "Arseni Jovkov" there is a boycott...

Teachers from “Orce Nikolov” support the strike of SONK

Trade Union of gymnasium "Orce Nikolov" from Skopje came out with an open letter to the public for the strike of SONK, saying that 42 teachers from the gymnasium will continue the strike. "This strike is our appeal to raise the awareness of teachers that have a personal and moral responsibility to express solidarity and respect for workers' rights. Teachers...

Nedelkov: External testing won’t be held on Monday

The strike of teachers continues until our demands are met, despite the huge pressure and threats, emphasized the leader of SONK Jakim Nedelkov, who added that striking teachers won’t carry out the external testing for students in the fourth year scheduled for Monday. - There is an undergoing unprecedented campaign to show that the strike is only in Kumanovo and...

Classes began, minority of protesters

Today began the second semester for about 280,000 elementary and high school students after three-week winter break. SONK announced strike due to the unsuccessful negotiations with the Ministry of Education and Science. The strike was supposed to be with the presence on the jobs, but without carrying out the assignments. On the tour we did in Skopje schools and kindergartens,...

SONK gets “counter-SONK”

After the announcement of the Union of Education, Science and Culture (SONK) for strike of teachers, today appeared “counter-SONK”, group of teachers, union members who demand the scheduled strike to be canceled. They believe that the demands of SONK are unrealistic and say they have no confidence in the current chairman Jakim Nedelkov. - If the strike takes place, most of...

Professors to strike after winter break

Union of Education, Science and Culture (SONK) announced that, after the winter break, 30,000 professors from Macedonia will begin strike. As television “Telma” reports, professors will go to work, but will not teach. During negotiations with the relevant ministries, SONK demanded salaries of employees in schools, kindergartens and cultural institutions to be increased, the sanctions of external testing to be...

SONK: If a solution isn’t found until the end of the year, we will strike

SONK will activate the decision for general strike in education and culture if concrete solutions are not found until the end of this calendar year, said President Jakim Nedelkov at today’s press conference. - From 1st to 18th of January, when the students are on their winter break, in the first week, the Council of SONK will hold a session,...