Almost 3 in 5 respondents (58%) say they agree that education staff are entitled to demand their rights through strike action, shows an IPSOS poll with the most concern being proven by those aged 18-49 and less concern for the older generation (50-65 years). It is the highest percentage received by a professional category, reports ACTMedia.
The people who are most worried about these strikes are parents of children between the ages of 12-15 (who have to take a national evaluation exam while teachers are on strike), as well as those with higher education and income levels.
73% of Romanians support the way in which public system employees have been demanding their rights through a strike.The main opinion shared by Romanians refers to the Government’s responsibility to implement correct measures for employees in the public system, so as to avoid dissatisfaction that can lead to protest movements.
The right to strike is respected and Romanians find it justified from several perspectives: the vision that, if they are not remunerated correctly, we will not have high-performing employees in the public system, the problems that have not been solved for a long time in the system, the low level of wages in the public sector, respectively improper working conditions.
In the respondents’ view, the teaching staff is the professional category most perceived by Romanians as having good reasons to demand their rights through a strike. Staff from the medical field, followed by those from sanitation and transport, enjoy a favorable opinion from the Romanians regarding the request for strike rights. At the opposite pole, parliamentarians are mentioned, as well as staff from ministries, central and local administrations.
It’s gonna be a long strike for Romanian teachers (and students)
