The largest French teaching union the SNUipp-FSU told The Local that staff will be joining the walk-out on December 5th, and could even extend the strike to the 'unlimited' action proposed by employees including rail workers. But we don’t have a choice,” said Francette Popineu, Co-General Secretary and spokesman of the national teacher’s union SNUipp-FSU. French teachers earn less than many of their European colleagues, with the average teacher's salary in France working out at €30,350 a year pre tax, compared to a UK teacher on €36,247 or a German teacher on €48,571. When French teachers strike, some schools provide a daycare facility with no teaching, but other parents will be faced with making their own childcare arrangements on December 5th and possibly beyond. A second, smaller, teaching union SE-Unsa has already announced that its members will be joining the strike.

Source: The Local November 20, 2019 11:48 UTC