RIGA – More than two weeks and one minister of education and science later, about 45,000 teachers in Latvia launched their second one-day strike on Dec. 1.The Education and Scientific Trade Workers Union of Latvia, or LIDZA, decided to walk on Nov. 26 after a meeting with Prime Minister Andris Skele failed to reach an agreement on a salary increase. "We are very disappointed [with Skele], and we're not going to believe in any of the parties in the future, but we still want to show that we are united on this issue," said Janis Krastins, the union's vice president.Skele made a final offer of ...
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