Unions against Restricting Teachers’ Strike Rights Five Hungarian trade union federations have protested against a bill seen as seeking to curb the rights of teachers to... 2022.05.24.
Teachers’ Unions Call on Govt to Meet Demands Before Election The strike committees of teacher trade unions PSZ and PDSZ have called on the government, in an open letter, to... 2022.03.30.
Students Demonstrate in Support of Striking Teachers After a two-hour warning strike on January 31, teachers across the country went on indefinite strike on March 16. Many... 2022.03.17.
Train Drivers’ Strike Called Off Due to War in Ukraine The train drivers' strike would have been kicked-off on Thursday after state-owned railway company MÁV refused to raise their salaries... 2022.03.10.
Teachers Call for Nationwide Protest if Gov’t Refuses to Revoke Ban on Strikes As the Hungarian government has revoked virtually all coronavirus-related restrictions and obligations, a teachers' trade union is demanding that the... 2022.03.08.
Teachers in Christian Schools Join Civil Disobediance Movement and Protests After more and more teachers started protesting, first in Budapest, then in other cities in the country, now teachers in... 2022.03.02.
Teachers Demonstrate in Budapest for Striking Rights Cut by Gov’t Some 200 teachers from six highly-rated grammar schools demonstrated in Budapest against the government's new mandate that, they believe, has... 2022.02.23.
Teacher Unions Turn to Top Court over Strike Restrictions Teacher unions PSZ and PDSZ have turned to the Constitutional Court over restrictions on strikes. In their appeal, the unions... 2022.02.23.
Budapest Court Changes Initial Decision, Declares Teacher’s Strike Illegal While in a first instance ruling the teachers' warning strike was ruled lawful, the Municipal Appeals Court of Budapest now... 2022.02.11.
Train Drivers’ Trade Union Announces Strike, Half of Long Distance Trains Could Suspend Operation Hungary’s largest trade union representing train drivers, announced last week that they will suspend work indefinitely at the beginning of... 2022.02.08.
Press Roundup: Teachers Launch Warning-Strike A left-wing commentator accuses the government of ignoring the legitimate demands of teachers and trying to limit their right to... 2022.02.01.
Teachers’ Warning Strike Concludes in Hungary with More Than 20,000 Taking Part Hungary’s two largest teachers' unions, the Democratic Trade Union of Teachers (PDSZ) and the Teachers' Union (PSZ), held a two-hour... 2022.01.31.
Teachers Preparing for General Strike if Monday’s 2-Hour Strike Does Not Have Any Effect "The strike is on because the government cannot delay the response any longer to public education's neglected state," says the... 2022.01.28.
Teachers to Hold General Strike after Gov’t ‘Fails to Address Neglected Conditions’ Since the government "has failed to effectively address public education's neglected conditions," teachers will go on a general strike in... 2022.01.20.
Teacher’s Unions Announce Strike after “Unacceptable” Pay Raise Offer by Gov’t While talks are still ongoing, the government has already announced an increase in teacher's salaries by 10% next year through... 2021.12.06.
Teacher Unions Set up Joint Strike Committee Hungary's two largest trade unions of teachers are setting up a joint strike committee in support of their demands for... 2021.10.05.
Budapest Flights Running Late – Subtle Air Traffic Strike or Just a Coincidence? The flight times of certain planes to Hungary have been noticeably extended after the Orbán Administration forbade Hungary’s air traffic... 2021.08.16.
Orbán Gov’t Prohibits Air Traffic Controllers’ Planned Strike The government has introduced two new decrees that seek to prevent the air traffic control staff in Hungary from going... 2021.07.27.
SZFE’s New Leadership: Classes May Resume as of Feb. 1 Classes at Budapest's University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) may resume from Feb. 1, if all necessary conditions are... 2020.12.24.
Appeals Court Orders Renewal of SZFE Strike Case The Budapest appeals court on Wednesday ordered the renewal of a court procedure on a strike of employees at the... 2020.11.11.
Theater University to Be Shut Down until Feb 1 The supervisory board of the foundation overseeing Budapest's University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) has ordered the institution to... 2020.11.07.
