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Romanian National Exams Postponed To May 7, Teacher Strike Suspended

19:33, 04 Mai 2009
Romanian education minister Ecaterina Andronescu said Monday at the end of talks with unionists in education that the national exams set for tomorrow have been rescheduled for May 7, while the dates for the other exams are unchanged, and the strike set by teachers for Tuesday has been suspended.

Romanian President Admits To ‘Mistakenly’ Raising Teachers’ Pay

17:02, 04 Mai 2009
Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday said it was a mistake to promulgate the law hiking teachers’ salaries by 50% and assumed responsibility over the act, together with the political class.

Romanian Teachers’ Strike Still On For May 5 – Union Official

15:46, 04 Mai 2009
Liviu Pop, secretary general within the Romanian Federation of Free Unions in Education (FSLI), said Monday the strike plans for Tuesday remain the same and added unions were presented with a document the unionists cannot sign, because it does not present concrete data regarding "sums or deadlines".

Romanian Teachers On Strike Tuesday, Boycotting National Language Test

12:22, 30 Apr. 2009
Romanian unionists in the education sector decided Thursday to go on strike next Tuesday, when seventh and eighth graders are supposed to take the Romanian language and literature national exam.

Boycotting National Exams Not A Solution For Romanian Education Sys – Minister

15:19, 15 Apr. 2009
Romanian education minister Ecaterina Andronescu said Wednesday that boycotting national exams is not a solution for the Romanian education sector.

Referendum Among Romanian Teachers Shows 80% Want National Exams Boycotted, 60% Want Strike

10:58, 15 Apr. 2009
Partial results of a referendum among teachers represented by the Romanian Federation of Free Unions in Education regarding protest actions indicate that about 80% of unionists want to boycott national exams and 60% support a general strike.

Romanian Education Min Seeks Solutions To Raise Teachers’ Wages 33% As Of Jan 2010

16:33, 10 Apr. 2009
Romania’s Education Ministry is seeking ways to increase teachers’ wages by 33% as of January next year, as a 9% pay raise has already been assigned for this year, minister Ecaterina Andronescu told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romania Education Employees Threaten Protests Over Govt’s Planned Budget Revision

18:48, 06 Apr. 2009
Romanian education employees threaten protests and even general strike over the government’s planned budget revision, which could cut back on education staff by 20,000 people or freeze salaries in the sector.

Romanian Govt To Postpone Teachers’ Pay Hike Until Yearend – Sources

16:31, 02 Apr. 2009
The Romanian government will postpone applying the law raising teachers’ wages until the end of 2009, to draw up a law regulating all public sector wages, which will repeal the law raising teachers’ wages, official sources told MEDIAFAX Thursday.

Romanian Teachers Threaten Exam Boycott, Strike, Over Bonus Removal

20:22, 16 Mart. 2009
Romanian education unions are threatening to boycott national exams and go on general strike, displeased that talks held Monday with the labor minister did not remove the article reducing staff spending through the removal of merit salaries, bonuses and indemnities.

Romanian Education Unions Put Off Collective Labor Contract Negotiation

15:09, 05 Mart. 2009
Romanian unions in the education sector postponed again the negotiation of the collective labor contract Thursday until the government removes provisions that affect the rights of students and teachers from its decree lowering bonuses in the public sector.

Romanian Ed Min Promises Teachers Higher Wages, 13th Salary In March

15:36, 28 Feb. 2009
Romanian education minister Ecaterina Andronescu told teachers Saturday in Miercurea Ciuc, central Romania, that she won’t discard her intention to increase teachers’ wages and said teachers will get a 13th salary in March at the latest.

Romanian Govt Postponed Wage Hikes In Education By One Month

10:28, 31 Ian. 2009
The Romanian government put off by one month, to April instead of March, the first stage of wage increases in the education sector.

A 50% Hike In Romanian Teachers’ Salaries Would Impact Budget Def, Inflation – EC

20:15, 28 Ian. 2009
European Commission stated Wednesday that the implementation of the law on increasing teachers’ salaries by 50% would significantly impact Romania’s budget deficit, inflation and the entire economy, as it may trigger similar requests from other public sectors.

Romanian Pre-University Teachers To Get 35% Wage Hike This Year – Sources

12:31, 27 Ian. 2009
Romanian teachers in the pre-university system will get wage increases of 35% in 2009, in two stages, and the measure was included in the 2009 state budget draft, official sources told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.

Romanian Teachers Ask 6% Of GDP For Education, Threaten To Resume Protests

13:40, 20 Ian. 2009
Romanian unionists in education on Tuesday threatened to resume protests unless the education system is assigned 6% of the gross domestic product so that teachers receive the promised 50% salary raise.

A 50% Wage Hike For University Professors Is Too High – Romanian Education Min

19:53, 06 Ian. 2009
The teachers’ wage hike will be included in the draft budget, but a 50% increase is too high for university professors, Romanian Education Minister Ecaterina Andronescu said after talks with the union representatives.

Romanian Govt Reminds New Decree On Teachers’ Wages Is Effective

17:16, 12 Nov. 2008
The Romanian government said Wednesday it will wait for the Constitutional Court’s motivation on its ruling regarding the decree postponing a 50% pay increase for teachers, which the government had annulled in the meantime, government spokeswoman Camelia Spataru said.

Romanian Const Court Delays Ruling On Wage Delay After Govt Annuls Decree

14:18, 11 Nov. 2008
Romania’s Constitutional Court postponed for Wednesday a decision on the legality of the government’s decree postponing a 50% raise in teachers’ wages, as the government said it has issued a new one overriding it.

Romanian School Teachers’ Base Wage To Increase To RON1,599 As Of Sept ‘09

12:48, 11 Nov. 2008
The base salary of Romanian school teachers with a seniority of six to ten years will increase to 1,599 lei (EUR1=RON3.7482) in September 2009 from the current RON1,416, while a debutant will earn RON1,399 a month, from the current RON1,134.

Romanian Senate’s Labor, Education Commissions Reject Delay Of Teachers’ Pay Hike

11:49, 10 Nov. 2008
The Romanian Senate’s labor and education commissions adopted Monday 14 to three votes a report rejecting the government ordinance which puts off a 50% wage increase for staff in education.

People’s Advocate Notifies Romania Constitutional Court On Act Putting Off Teachers’ Pay Hike

19:01, 07 Nov. 2008
Romania’s Constitutional Court was notified by the People’s Advocate on the alleged unconstitutionality of the provisions of Government Emergency Ordinance postponing until April 2009 the enforcement of the law increasing teachers’ pay hike by 50%.

Romanian Senate Legal Commission Fails To Enact Report On Delay Of Teachers’ Pay Hike

15:51, 04 Nov. 2008
The commission for legal matters in the Romanian Senate failed to adopt a report Tuesday rejecting or approving the government ordinance which puts off a 50% wage increase for staff in education.

Romanian Senate To Debate Act Putting Off Teachers’ Wage Hikes Next Monday

11:39, 04 Nov. 2008
Romania’s Senate Standing Office decided Tuesday that the Government Emergency Ordinance postponing the 50% increase in teachers’ wages until April 1, 2009 would be debated in its plenary meeting next Monday.

Romanian Education Federation Spiru Haret On Warning Strike Monday

10:37, 03 Nov. 2008
Thousands of teachers affiliated to the Romanian unionist federation “Spiru Haret” went on warning strike Monday morning after having asked the Parliament in a letter to meet urgently and reject the ordinance postponing a 50% wage hike for the staff in the education system.

Romania’s Future Govt Will Repeal Act Putting Off Teachers’ Wage Hikes – President

15:12, 31 Oct. 2008
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday on public radio station RRA that the future government will repeal the ordinance postponing teachers’ age hikes, adding he finds it hard to believe the act would be repealed before general elections.

Romanian Govt Ordinance Postponing Teachers’ Wage Hikes Published In Official Gazette

13:41, 31 Oct. 2008
The government emergency ordinance postponing until April next year the enforcement of the law raining teachers’ wages by 50% was published in the Romanian Official Gazette Friday.

Romanian Education Union FSLI Goes On Indefinite Gen Strike Nov 18

12:19, 30 Oct. 2008
Romania’s Federation of Free Unions in Education, or FSLI, decided Thursday to go on a two-hour warning strike on Nov 10 and a general strike starting Nov 18, as teachers’ are disgruntled with the government’s decision to put off enforcing the law raising their wages.

Romanian Senate To Debate Teachers’ Wage Hike Postponement ASAP – Opp Leader

15:44, 29 Oct. 2008
Romania’s leftist opposition leader Mircea Geoana said Wednesday after a meeting with unions in the education sector that the Senate will debate on the government ordinance postponing teachers’ wage hikes until April as soon as it is published in the Official Gazette.

Romanian PM Widens Speech, Explains Stance On Current Issues

02:42, 29 Oct. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu spoke on local television station Antena 3 addressing most current issues and responding to some of the accusations brought against him by President Traian Basescu and other political leaders.

Romanian Democrat Liberals Call For No-Confidence Vote If Govt Blocks Teachers’ Wage Hikes

12:11, 25 Oct. 2008
Romanian democrat liberal leader Emil Boc said Saturday the party will call for a no-confidence vote in parliament if the government takes responsibility for a law blocking the 50% wage hike for teachers which the head of state passed Friday.

Romanian Govt Can Adopt Any Act To Counter Teachers’ Wage Hike Law – Govt Official

14:34, 24 Oct. 2008
The Romanian government will thoroughly analyze the implications of the teachers’ wage hike law, which president Traian Basescu passed Friday, and can adopt any normative act in this respect as it still considers the move is unsustainable unless all investments are canceled.

Education, Labor Mins Decline To Comment On Teachers’ Wage Hike Law Promulgation

14:08, 24 Oct. 2008
Romanian education minister Anton Anton told MEDIAFAX Friday that he doesn’t wish to comment on President Traian Basescu’s decision to promulgate the law raising teachers’ wages by 50%, but he observes all laws.

Romanian Education Unions Confident President Will Pass Law Hiking Teachers’ Wages

10:57, 24 Oct. 2008
Romanian education sector unionists, who meet Friday for talks with President Traian Basescu, said they are optimistic the head of state will promulgate the law increasing teachers’ wages by 50%.

Romanian Social Democrats Urge President To OK Teacher Salary Hikes

16:16, 23 Oct. 2008
The Romanian social democrats reminded president Traian Basescu that Friday is the deadline for a decision on the law hiking teacher salaries, and added Basescu promised to promulgate this law, the party said in a press release Thursday.

Romanian President Might Choose Not To Promulgate Teachers’ Wage Hike Law – Minister

17:00, 17 Oct. 2008
Romanian labor minister Mariana Campeanu said Friday that president Traian Basescu might not promulgate the law raising teachers’ wages considering he called for prudence in the context of the international financial crisis the day before.

Romanian Education Unions Start Major Protest In Bucharest

13:53, 15 Oct. 2008
Several thousands of Romanian education unionists started, Wednesday, the rally in Bucharest’s Constitution Square, protesting against the fact that the Government challenged in the Constitutional Court the law hiking teacher salaries by 50%.

Romanian Constitutional Court To Discuss Teachers’ Wage Law Oct 15

15:33, 10 Oct. 2008
Romania’s Constitutional Court will debate on October 15 the government’s notification on the law raising teachers’ wages by 50%.

Romanian Ed Unionists Want Econ Min Dismissed Over Wage Hike Statements

20:04, 02 Oct. 2008
The Romanian National Education Federation (FEN) requested the immediate dismissal of the Economy and Finance Minister Varujan Vosganian for his statements made on Thursday regarding the wage hike in the education system, which FEN deems “irresponsible and ungrounded”.

Wage Increases In Ed Sys Need To Rely On Logic, Realism – Romanian PM

15:14, 02 Oct. 2008
Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said Thursday he is not against wage increases for teachers, but said increases should be first applied to very low wages and need to rely “on logic”.