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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 23:23 10/11/2007 Teachers` union rejects latest offer by state to end strike By Or Kashti, Haaretz Correspondent tags: Israel, education, Teachers  Leaders of the Secondary Schools Teachers' Association (SSTA) rejected the state's proposal Saturday to temporarily end the teachers' strike for two weeks and enter into negotiations regarding the government's latest offer. "We will not end the strike just because of a few declarations," SSTA head Ran Erez said. "We will only go back to teaching with a signed agreement that includes all the issues ? the reduction of students per class, return of classroom hours that were cut and a reform that fits the secondary school system." T Advertisement he teacher's strike will enter its 28th day on Sunday. The latest offer given to the teachers, as it was presented to the National Labor Court on Friday, includes a budget hike of NIS 100 million for extra class hours, a multi-year budget plan that will reduce the number of students per class and a salary increase of 26 to 34 percent. The government also promised it would not seek an injunction barring the teacher's strike if the teachers agreed to put the strike on hold for two weeks. "The teachers are not fighting for a raise in salary. We want the school hours that were taken away from the children of Israel returned to them. We want thirty kids in a classroom and not forty. My assessment is that an agreement will not be reached this week," Erez said earlier Saturday. The hearing at the National Labor Court on Friday lasted 4 hours, and lawyers were not present from either side. The state's offer indicated a certain softening of their stance, especially regarding the addition of school hours. On the other hand, the state's offer regarding the reduction in the number of students per class remained vague. Related articles: PM to secondary school teachers: Stop strike immediately Histadrut threatens mega-strike in support of high school teachers Teachers strike / Union says treasury waging war of attrition as talks halted Bookmark to del.icio.us Remembering Yasser PA Chair Mahmoud Abbas unveils a $1.75 million mausoleum for Yasser Arafat. Spiritual spat U.S. synagogue ties with 'women priests' draws ire of Catholic church.   1.   The vague multi-year catch... 00:37  |  Esther 11/11/07

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