Ukrainian teachers held a protest action at the Parliament

The event was attended by Kyiv’s teachers, requiring a to prevent wage cuts.

Today teachers of Kiev schools held a protest action near the building of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine with the requirement not to allow cuts in funding in 2018, the remuneration of teachers. About it eyewitnesses on social networks.

The organizer of the action serves the Kyiv city organization of trade Union of workers of education and science of Ukraine. The protesters were holding flags with symbols of the organization. The activists read out from the stage of requirements of teachers under the cheers and the ringing of bells, which are used in schools in the first and last call.
The protesters claim that the draft state budget of Ukraine for 2018 included funding teachers ‘ salaries in Kiev schools at the level of 2.7 billion hryvnia ($100 million) at the required level at 3.9 billion hryvnia.

The resolution of the meeting, which was distributed to journalists, said that “the Ukrainian government has “cut” funding for the remuneration of capital educators 1.2 billion”.

It is noted that in such circumstances there is a risk of reduction of 7 thousand teachers or reduce their salaries. Protesters demand to provide in the budget for the year 2018, the funding of teachers ‘ pay. Otherwise, they threatened to join in a collective dispute with the government and to start a citywide strike of school.

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