Latvian Association of Education and Science Workers (LIZDA) will consider the option to request dismissal for the Minister of Education and Science Anda Čakša if she and other ministers do not come to the protest scheduled for the 24th of April, the trade union’s representatives say.
LIZDA has turned to Saeima speaker Edvards Smiltēns, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš, Minister of Education Anda Čakša, Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens, as well as Saeima Education, Culture and Science Committee chairperson Agita Zariņa-Stūre, inviting them to come to Dome Square on the 24th of April, as it is the last stop of the protest procession.
There politicians will be able to meet with the trade union and discuss vital topics related to the situation in the education sector.
Preparing for the protest, the trade union invites various media to meet on the 11th of April to announce the procession and strike. The meeting is planned to take place using Zoom platform.
LIZDA council has decided to organise a protest act on the 24th of April, as well as commence a three-day teachers’ strike.
The trade union is no longer eager to talk with politicians – no more peaceful resolution talks are planned.
LIZDA is unhappy that the government has failed to completely complete the promises given to teachers. This is why the council has decided to organise a three-day strike and a protest procession.
Currently it is planned for the protest procession to start off from Bruņinieku Street, stop at the government building, then move to the Ministry of Education and Science and the Saeima. The procession will end at Dome Square, where it is planned to read the prepared speeches. The route of the procession may change in coordination with responsible institutions, added Vanaga.
The trade union stresses that the protest procession will be organised even if the agreement reached in talks, because the point of the procession is to request dignified treatment for the education and science industry, including the responsibility of officials to follow legislative acts.
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