Education trade unionists are organizing a new protest in Bucharest, intending to picket the government headquarters. As last time, trade union activists will pass through the streets of the capital, the capital’s Highways Brigade has announced traffic restrictions for the demonstration.

Three major educational federations are organizing a new protest in Bucharest on Tuesday at 11:00.

Despite promises received from the government and industry ministries, the unions decided to continue the strike and present their demands in a street demonstration, reports news.ro.

The protest will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. according to the following schedule:

– from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., gathering of participants at Piaţa Victoriei, respectively Şos. Kiselyova, the section between St. Arch of Iona Minku and Victory Square;

– between 12.00 and 13.00, a public rally at Piaţa Victoriei, the perimeter between the continuation of Bd.Aviatorilor, Kiseleff Park, Calea Victoriei, the continuation of Bd.Iancu de Hunedoara;

– from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. movement of participants along the route Piaţa Victoriei – st. Buzeshti – st. Berzei – st. Ştirbei Vodă – Spl. Nezalezhnosti – Grozavesti Bridge – on the left. Grozăveşti – Bd.Geniului direction from Bd.Iuliu Maniu to Piaţa Răzoare – end point Lion Statue;

– from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. a rally on Geniului Boulevard near the Lion statue.

– from 15.30 to 16.00 general check-out of participants.

“For the smooth passage of the event, starting at 10:00 a.m., traffic will be re-systematized on Piaţa Victoriei, providing 2 lanes in each direction in front of the Government of Romania, on Bd. Aviatorilor or only to Bd. Lascăr Catargiu and will be limited to gradual traffic for parking buses on the road. Kiselyova, lanes I, III and IV, on the stretch between the street Arch of Ion Minku and Victory Square, without affecting the intersection. The second lane of traffic on the above-mentioned section will be reserved for emergency assistance,” the Metropolitan Highway Brigade reported.

The institution also clarifies that after disembarking the participants, under the guidance of the traffic police, the buses will be directed to the parking lot on Splaiul Independenţei, the segment between Grozăveşti Bridge and Cotroceni Bridge, in the direction of the cities. Cotroceni, lanes I and II.

“Depending on the number of participants in the road crew, measures will be taken to restrict dynamic traffic so that the passability and safety of road users are not affected,” the road crew added.

On Monday, after discussions at the Ministry of Labor, union representatives said they are demanding a salary increase by the end of the year and a guarantee that the salary law for a debut teacher will be at least equal to the average household wage.

They said there was no reason why the protest planned for Tuesday should not take place, as they had not achieved anything concrete.

In addition, the unions demanded a meeting with President Klaus Iohannis, who they ask to fulfill his role as “a mediator between the state and society to get real and immediate solutions for the education system from the executive”. Trade union leaders told the president that the Government’s proposal does not yet meet any of the protesters’ demands. The request of the trade union was registered in the Presidential Administration, from where no response has yet been received.

Labor Minister Marius Budai said he had a “separate mandate on two levels” during Monday’s talks with education unions: to discuss what happens with the strike and to shorten the original July 15 deadline for the wage law.

For her part, the Minister of Education Ligia Deka said that at the moment “we are not in a position to delay the exam calendar in any way.”

“The deadline for compiling average indicators for classes XII and XIII, in the case of evening studies, is June 2. If there is a need, we will extend this period so that all children complete the school course,” she said.