Teachers working in the private sector continue their protests to regulate their salaries. The Private Sector Teachers' Union brought their demands to the agenda by hanging a banner ‘Basic salary our right’ on the Galata Bridge in Istanbul. Teachers want their grievances to be eliminated by equalizing the salaries of teachers working in the public sector.
TEACHERS BROUGHT IT TO THE AGENDA AGAIN WITH THE BANNER THEY HUNG ON GALATA BRIDGE
The wage grievances of teachers working in the private sector continue. Regarding the demand for a base salary, which is often brought up by the teachers, the Private Sector Teachers' Union expressed their demands again with the banner ‘Basic salary our right’, which they hung on the Galata Bridge in Istanbul. Teachers continue to wait for a solution to their grievances.
BASE WAGE LAW MUST BE BROUGHT BACK
In the written statement made by the Private Sector Teachers' Union, it was pointed out that the the basis of the practice for teachers to work in private schools was necessity, it was mentioned that it is important to re-enact the base salary application. In the statement, “The base salary application, which existed in the past but was abolished in 2014, needs to be brought back. In the law in question, the salaries of our friends working in public schools and equivalent private schools were equalized, preventing the loss of rights and partially protecting the employees. With the re-enactment of this law, our teachers will be able to breathe a little easier,” the statement said.
TEACHERS WERE VICTIMS WHEN THE REGULATION WAS REMOVED
The base salary arrangement for the wages of teachers working in private education institutions was canceled in 2014 and the teachers were left at the mercy of the bosses. According to the canceled regulation, teachers working in private education and training institutions cannot be paid less than their counterparts working in the public sector. After the cancellation of this regulation, teachers in many private education and training institutions continued to work at the minimum wage level or even lower.