Hungarian Teacher Strike Grows as Firings Trigger Backlash
- Almost 700 teachers stop work to protest colleague dismissals
- Protests over low pay expand into demand for right to strike
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Hundreds of Hungarian teachers joined a widening strike action across the nation’s school system following a government decision to fire more educators for protesting low pay.
Almost 700 teachers from 71 schools walked off the job on Friday, forcing several institutions to suspend classes, according to the Teacher for Teachers Facebook page, which compiles the information.