Quote of the month
"When I see that after this [the govt's decision to decrease salaries in public schools by 5%, while other employees of the public sector got a 10% decrease] a part of the labour unions come and protest, I start doubting whether we did the right thing by applying a different [salary] reduction rate to some groups, despite the fact that some ministers encouraged applying a unified rate for all" - that's what the PM said as teachers' unions were protesting against the so-called National Agreement (= the govt, representatives of big business, representatives of the bureaucracy from mock unions).
Some quick reminders:
- Teachers at public schools are either underpaid or have severe workloads.
- The govt has been cutting salaries due to the crisis, but has not cut much on meaningless spending, such as on the Palace of the Grand Dukes.
- For heaven's sake, the right to organise and attend peaceful demonstrations is a FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT IN ANY DEMOCRACY, and the govt has no right to threaten them or imply that their disagreement with the govt's policy will result in financial los
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