strike Archives - the Lithuania Tribune

Four of five teachers’ unions end two-week strike

March 4, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

On Friday, four of five education trade unions called off their two-week strike, which had begun in an attempt to raise teachers’ wages. […]

Audrius Jurgelevičius, leader of the teachers' trade union

Teachers’ strike to end Friday, say union leaders

March 3, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

The teachers’ trade unions involved in the nearly two-week-long strike for higher wages in Lithuania have announced that they are prepared to call off their strike as early as Friday. Audrius Jurgelevičius, the leader of the Lithuanian Education Trade Union, told LRT that he believes that the trade unions have achieved 75 percent of their goals after the government managed to find an additional €8 million to increase educational staff’s wages. […]

Government pledges €2m for teachers’ salaries instead of €7m

March 2, 2016 BNS 0

A meeting of Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and Minister of Education Audronė Pitrėnienė on Wednesday morning did not produce an agreement to set aside additional €7 million for teachers‘ salaries. Instead, the government has pledged to find €2 million to meet striking teachers’ demands. […]

Teachers should be thanked for striking now – Former Education Minister

February 29, 2016 LT Daily 0

Former Culture and Education Minister Darius Kuolys said that the teacher’s unions had decided to strike at the right time with elections on the horizon and that they should be thanked for putting education at the centre of the national political agenda. […]

Teachers’ strike could affect students’ performance, child rights ombudswoman says

February 26, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Child rights ombudswoman Edita Žiobienė says that the ongoing teachers‘ strike could have negative effects on their students’ performance. […]

Critical situation in education system, President Grybauskaitė says

February 25, 2016 BNS 0

Teachers’ unions and the government should find an agreement by means of a dialogue and not by demonstrating a “force position”, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]

Teachers’ strike continues but talks stop

February 25, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuanian Teacher‘s Unions will continue their strike action on Thursday but negotiations with the Government may not restart until Monday. […]

Teachers refuse to end strike as PM apologises

February 24, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Government negotiators have failed to convince teachers‘ unions to call off a strike on Wednesday as talks about higher pay continues. […]

PM rows back on ‘Russian influence’ comments as teachers unions call on him to name names

February 24, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian Prime Minister has rowed back on comments linking the teacher unions’ strike to ‘Russian influences’ after union leaders called on the Prime Minister to put names to his allegations of Russian influence on the unions. […]

PM offers new plan to meet teachers’ demands

February 23, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s ruling parties have agreed on a three-year plan for incrementally raising teachers‘ wages as unions continue to strike. […]

PM accuses teachers’ unions of ties with Russia, refuses to go into detail

February 23, 2016 BNS 0

As teachers across Lithuania continue a strike, demanding higher wages, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius claims trade unions behind the strike are “influenced by Russia“. […]

Teachers and government fail to agree on ending strike

February 22, 2016 BNS 0

Teachers’ strike is to continue as unions say the government has failed to present an offer that would meet their demands. At least 70 education institutions plan to strike until the Lithuanian parliament convenes for its spring session in March. […]

Teachers staged a rally in Vilnius last week

Lithuanian teachers begin strike as negotiations over pay rise continue

February 22, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuanian teachers are to begin a strike on Monday as government representatives and teacher’s unions continue talks about raising wages. […]

Teachers to go on with strike despite PM’s efforts

February 19, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with representatives of teachers‘ unions on Friday, urging them to postpone a planned strike for a few months. However, unions say they will go on with the plan to hold a strike on Monday. […]

Prime minister to meet teachers’ unions as dispute deepens over ‘illegal’ strike

February 19, 2016 LT Daily 0

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has promised to personally meet with teachers’ union representatives who are planning to start an open-ended strike today, after statements by the vice-chancellor of the government claiming the strike action may be illegal deepened the crisis. […]

Teachers’ unions threaten new strikes

February 4, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

After meeting with government officials on Wednesday, Lithuanian teachers‘ unions announced they would resume strikes, saying the government has failed to show “political will” to meet their demands. […]

Lithuania’s teachers to strike despite promised wage raises

December 8, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

The Lithuanian government has designated additional 10 million euro to satisfy demands of the teachers trade union. However, teachers still have not given up a plan to hold a strike in around 16 percent or 300 out of the country’s 2,000 schools on December 8. […]

Lufthansa cancels flights from Vilnius on Friday as pilots extend strike

March 20, 2015 BNS 0

Lufthansa has cancelled Friday’s flights between Vilnius and Frankfurt as the German airline’s pilots have extended their strike. […]

Lufthansa cancels flights from Vilnius due to pilots’ strike

March 18, 2015 BNS 0

Lufthansa has cancelled flights between Vilnius and Frankfurt on Wednesday due to a strike by the German airline’s pilots. […]

635 strikes took place in Lithuania over last 15 years

March 9, 2015 ELTA EN 0

Seventy-eight strikes were organised in Lithuania in November and December 2014. Forty-five of them were warning strikes. According to data of Statistics Lithuania, strikes were staged by pre-school, primary, secondary, sports, recreational and cultural education establishments. […]