The Secretary of State for Education believes progress has been made at Thursday’s recruitment and mobility negotiation meeting and said he expects agreement on at least some of the proposals.
“We hope that we will be able to reach a concrete agreement on this issue,” António Leite said in statements to journalists after more than six hours of meeting with all trade unions in the fourth round of negotiations on employment and mobility.
A few moments earlier, at the end of the meeting, the organizations gave a negative assessment, saying that the Ministry of Education still does not present concrete proposals that meet the basic requirements of teachers, especially regarding the restoration of working hours.
On the Guardian side, the Secretary of State stressed that the topic was not on the agenda and that, in regards to the issues discussed, the teacher representatives acknowledged that some of the changes proposed this Thursday were better than previous meetings two weeks ago.
Therefore, António Leite hopes that the negotiations can lead to a global agreement.
“That’s what we’re working for,” he said, adding that if that’s not possible, “at least [se chegue a] agreements that can allow for profit” for teachers.
Regarding this possibility, the general secretary of the National Federation of Teachers (Fenprof) stated that trade union organizations would not be satisfied with “small agreements”, demanding a global agreement.
“I don’t know if there are many unions who feel that binding over 10,000 people in one year, dynamic binding, doesn’t deserve a little agreement. on the other hand, the agreement is really worth it,” the Secretary of State said when asked about Mario Nogueira’s reaction.
While acknowledging that the negotiation process is “difficult and complex” primarily because the recruitment and mobility regime has not been reviewed “for a long time”, the official also said the changes the ministry intends to make will “improve the lives of a very significant part of the teachers.”
Regarding the proposals presented this Thursday to the trade unions, Antonio Leite explained that they would enable the hiring of more teachers this year, in addition to the 10,500 originally envisaged, facilitate dynamic linking and improve school management. human resources.
Negotiations, which began in September, are due to continue at the end of next week, a date not yet set.
The process comes at a time of strong opposition from teachers who have been on strike since December demanding full time records, better working conditions and wages, an end to instability and faster career advancement.
There are currently four separate strikes organized by various trade union organizations.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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