Teachers confirm general strike starting on 9 March

Ljubljana, 18 February - School and kindergarten teachers will start a general strike on 9 March after the members of the teachers' trade union SVIZ overwhelmingly endorsed the action. The union demands higher pay for teaching and non-teaching staff alike plus bonuses for extra work connected with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ljubljana Branimir Štrukelj, the secretary general of the teachers' trade union SVIZ, announced a general strike for 9 March. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Branimir Štrukelj, the secretary general of the teachers' trade union SVIZ, announced a general strike for 9 March.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Branimir Štrukelj, the secretary general of the teachers' trade union SVIZ, announced a general strike for 9 March. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Branimir Štrukelj, the secretary general of the teachers' trade union SVIZ, announced a general strike for 9 March.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana Branimir Štrukelj, the secretary general of the teachers' trade union SVIZ, announced a general strike for 9 March. Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

Ljubljana
Branimir Štrukelj, the secretary general of the teachers' trade union SVIZ, announced a general strike for 9 March.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA

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