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Romanian Public Servants Union On Solidarity Strike With Teachers

Over 70,000 Romanian public servants affiliated with the “Sed Lex” union went on a go-slow strike Tuesday at 8 a.m., as a sign of solidarity with the teachers’ general strike, which was planned for today, but was cancelled Monday.
Romanian Public Servants Union On Solidarity Strike With Teachers
05 mai 2009, 11:07, English

The president of “Sed Lex”, Vasile Marica, told MEDIAFAX that about 72,000 union members from central and local authorities will wear a white armband all day Tuesday, unhappy with public servants appointed for political reasons and with the Government’s initiative to develop the unitary wage law in a crisis situation.

Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu said on Monday, following talks with the teachers’ union, that the Romanian language and literature final exam has been rescheduled for May 7, with the rest of the exams going ahead as planned, and the teachers’ Tuesday strike has been suspended.

Andronescu said the Education Ministry has signed an agreement with all four education unions – FSLI, FEN, “Spiru Haret” and “Alma Mater” – which will have to be validated by officials throughout the country.

Union representatives said they have accepted the strike’s suspension, but the points of the agreement will have to be discussed with the other officials in the country, and that the issue of other protest actions, including exam boycotts, is still open.

Education union members will meet Wednesday to decide whether the strikes should continue.