Democrat Liberals Call For Immediate Debates On Act Blocking Teachers’ Pay Hike

Democrat liberal MP Gheorghe Constantin on Wednesday said his party will call for an immediate debate in parliament of the government ordinance postponing a 50% wage hike for education system staff.

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The Romanian government decided Tuesday to postpone applying the law raising teachers’ wages by 50% until April 1, 2009.

Labor minister Mariana Campeanu said Monday after a meeting with unionists that the document to include principles of the public sector wage law would be drafted next week and will be submitted to parliament mid-next year.

Last week, Romanian President Traian Basescu passed a law increasing teachers’ wages by 50%, despite the government’s warning that the move would jeopardize economic stability.

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