Romanian schoolteachers say they will end their three-week strike over pay if the government includes new teachers in emergency legislation to raise salaries. The government agreed to raise salaries by 25 percent beginning this month and give them an EU-funded annual bonus of $325 until 2027. Unions had demanded new teachers, who currently earn $520 monthly -- slightly more than half the average salary of $980 -- get a 31 percent raise. Union leaders said if the emergency decree to be issued on June 12 does not include new teachers in the raise, they will resume the strike. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Romanian Service, click here.
Romanian Teachers To End Three-Week Strike If New Teachers Included In Deal
Romanian teachers march in Bucharest on June 9.