An intense three-day strike by educators, led by the Latvian Education and Science Workers’ Trade Union (LIZDA), forced the coalition government to increase their wages. LIZDA organized a major protest march in the capital of Riga on 24 April and went on a three-day strike until 27 April. The government approved amendments suggested by the Ministry of Education and Science, allocating an additional amount towards the increase of teachers’ wages in order to satisfy demands of the teachers on strike. However, according to LIZDA, the decision for allocation of additional funding towards an increase of teachers’ wages have not completely fulfilled the union’s demands presented in the recent strike.
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