AOb takes action at school board meeting
Tens AOb'People have once again called on education administrators from secondary education today to work on a good collective labor agreement. They want clear agreements to relieve the workload and took action at the entrance of the Utrecht Munt building where the employers' organization VO-raad had a meeting.
Statue: algemene Onderwijsbond
“Education staff only really notice a reduction in work pressure when there are clear collective labor agreements,” says AOb-chief driver and teacher Frans Kim van Strien with a stack of green flyers in her hand and a bright green scarf. “Welcome to the meeting, we would like to make nice agreements.” An education administrator takes the flyer from her, but then quickly walks towards the entrance of the Muntgebouw and makes his way past the banner and AOb'ers to enter the meeting.
set standards
Just before that, Van Strien unfolded her selfie stick, attached her phone to it and went for the big one AObbanner to vlog about the unannounced action at the VO council. "Yoo, let's go people." This afternoon the employers met for the general meeting and to discuss. “That is a good time to once again draw attention to our action of June 8,” says AObdirector Jelmer Evers. “And to draw attention to concrete agreements that we want. We want to set a standard in the collective labor agreement so that there is a sound basis.”
De AOb wants of the 300 million euros that is now available from the government for work pressure relief 60 optional hours per year to all teaching staff. They can spend those hours on workload alleviation or personal development. There should also be a maximum of 24 teaching hours per week. Like a good pay raise. It's all on the flyer which Evers hands over to the directors this afternoon. Van Strien adds: “And a good salary increase, because inflation is skyrocketing.” Out a poll It also appears that education staff need clear agreements, as stated by 97 percent of the respondents.
Flexibility
Around noon the school administrators trickle in. Some take their time and Van Strien is offered several jobs when the employers hear that she is a teacher. “Will you come and work for me?” one driver asks. Other directors move on quickly. A school administrator says that he "doesn't hear anything crazy and thinks work pressure is also an important topic" if there is a AObflyer is given. “Yes, we are definitely having trouble finding staff.” Several directors are also planning to provide space on June 8 for the action that the AOb and they will talk to the staff about the workload.
Yes, we are definitely having trouble finding staff
“I don't think we are that far from the AOb ", says education director Kees Elsinga, chairman of the board of the Zwolle & Region Public Education Foundation, who takes the time to read the union's flyers. His school board can still find staff. Only the shortfall boxes are sometimes more difficult to fill in. “We are dealing with shrinkage in our region. I hope there will be good agreements. As long as something is arranged, only how detailed do you put it in the collective labor agreement. I am a proponent of flexibility. The world is already so complex. The collective labor agreement must provide a framework and employers must have room for customization.”
Regional director Johan van Dam, of the Lukas Education school group in The Hague, thinks a collective agreement in the collective labor agreement is good, but one where schools are given space. “Just give schools where they get out with directors and employees the money themselves and monitor it afterwards. That goes well at our schools.”
Class hours
De AOb'ers stay green flyers hand out to anyone who wants to enter. History teacher and AObChief Executive Officer Peter den Hartog participates and talks to employers several times. He has 27 lessons of 45 minutes per week and prefers to set a maximum. He also sees that things are not well organized at all schools or that there is a professional dialogue. A member of the VO Council sees that too. “Of course I also want you to be happy at work and to be more fun in front of the class,” he says before entering the Munt.
Teacher Frans Van Strien folds her selfie stick again after a short recording. “Let's hope this unannounced action was an extra push. We have to keep increasing the pressure.”
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