[etni] Teachers' unions cancel strike, academic year to begin on time

Teachers' unions cancel strike, academic year to begin on time
Haaretz - 31/08/07
The Association of Secondary School Teachers will not violate a National Labor Court ruling forbidding it to strike during the first week of the school year, which begins on Sunday, the union said Thursday.
"We have weighed all the options, and for now, we have decided to abide by the court's order," said union chairman Ran Erez.
However, he added, "we are waiting to see the court's position during the hearing that will be held on September 6, and it is possible that after that, we will decide to violate the order."
"Had we violated the order now, this could have spurred the judges to make an ill-considered ruling, just to teach the teachers a lesson," the union leader continued.
"So we decided to give them another chance. But if the court continues along its current line in the upcoming deliberations, this will be proof that it is targeting the teachers' union and we will change our attitude." 

(To read the whole article, go to -
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/899370.html  )



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