After a detailed consideration of yesterday’s response of the Sarajevo Canton Government to 12 demands defined by the Independent Union of Basic Education and Upbringing of the FBiH – the Cantonal Board of SSOOiO of the Sarajevo Canton, a unanimous decision was made: Let’s fight to the end for children and workers!
Therefore, workers in preschool and elementary education institutions and their union representatives did not sell out for 10% and remained principled and dedicated to the fight for children and workers’ rights, the announcement said.
In 2016, protests by educators in Sarajevo Canton were announced, with 1,000-1,500 participants expected, and on February 8, 2024, the meeting will be announced to the competent authorities, in accordance with the law.
“Educators from all over BiH and the region will come to the protest rally, as well as all those who support the struggle of the trade union for education tailored to students and their teachers. If all the demands of the trade union are not met by February 14, 2024, it is likely that on February 14, 2024 the participants of the protest also have a 13th demand, which will be an excellent assumption to quickly resolve all 12 demands.”
From today, the union is launching concrete activities regarding the organization of a general strike (complete work stoppage) in kindergartens and primary schools in the area of Sarajevo Canton and publicly calls on the Government of Sarajevo Canton to start the reconciliation process next week, which, in accordance with the law, can last a maximum of 30 days .
Union demands: strict compliance with the law and the Collective Agreement for the Ministry of Education to stop jeopardizing the acquired rights of workers, increasing the coefficients of all workers by at least 10%, signing a new Collective Agreement without diminishing acquired rights and all provisions of the Collective Agreement that cannot be contracted to be less than those established for workers in administrative bodies, the Institute for the Development of Pre-University Education, social welfare institutions, the police, secondary and higher education and cultural institutions, equating our salaries with the salaries of workers working in the Public Institution Institute for the Development of Pre-University Education, increase of the lowest salary by 10% from 01.01.2024., salary increase of non-teaching staff based on performance evaluation as agreed for workers in administrative bodies
stopping administrative reforms that unnecessarily burden the work of kindergartens and workers, especially those who are in direct educational work with children, preparation of Pedagogical standards and regulations with the participation of representatives of the Trade Union in the working group, and that the Government does not adopt them without the consent of the Trade Union
payment of aid according to the decree of the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the status of an official, benefited working experience and retirement under more favorable conditions, changing outdated and extensive curricula, which implies reducing teaching content, reducing the number of compulsory subjects and compulsory teaching hours.
