Striking teachers call off industrial action over pension cuts to 'support pupils'

Striking teachers call off industrial action over pension cuts to 'support pupils'

STRIKING teachers at Alderley Edge School for Girls have called off their industrial action to support pupils during their exams.

The GEW (German Trade Union Union) plans to strike again for smaller school classes in Berlin. The responsible senator finds the union's timing amiss.

Schleswig-Holstein's Minister-President Daniel Günther (CDU) has called on the new federal government to adopt initial measures to ease the burden on businesses before the summer holidays. "Reducing bureaucracy, eliminating regulations and documentation requirements, and providing tangible relief—these are the important steps that must be taken now," Günther told the "Welt" newspaper. "It certainly won't be the case that the frustration that the…

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BERLIN. The GEW (German Trade Union for Education and Science) wants to strike again for smaller school classes in Berlin. The responsible senator finds the union's timing off. "Strength is increasing": Berlin's Senator for Education, Katharina Günther-Wünsch. Photo: SenBJF/Koroll Berlin's Senator for Education, Katharina Günther-Wünsch has sharply criticized the three-day school strike planned by the Education and Science Union (GEW) next week.…