Ultimatum expired, November 6 strike continues
The ultimatum that the AOb together with the other unions had put to the cabinet expired at 10.00:XNUMX this morning. The strike continues now that no commitment has been made to invest extra in education.
Picture: Fred van Diem
At the end of September, the AOb together with CNVO, FvOv, school leaders association AVS and FNV Overheid a letter to the cabinet with an ultimatum. The unions demanded an investment of 423,5 million euros to tackle the problems in education and wanted a response by October 21 at 10.00:XNUMX a.m. With the ultimatum, the organizations make it clear that it is desperately needed to invest extra in education.
No commitments
The unions have not heard from the cabinet. The actions and the strike on 6 November will therefore continue. Last Wednesday it turned out that the cabinet was not making any commitments when all the chairmen of the unions joined Prime Minister Rutte in the Torentje. AObchairman Liesbeth Verheggen let us know then see no reason to cancel the strike.
Emergency package
The educational organizations already asked for this before the summer an emergency kit to tackle the problems in education. The money could be used to raise salaries in primary education and lower the workload to make the profession more attractive. Investments in special education should be paid and less hours per teacher in secondary education to ease the workload. 241,5 million euros is needed for primary education and 182 million euros for secondary education.
