Teachers in Saxony have called for a state-wide warning strike on Tuesday. The GEW union wants to use the "Education Strike Day" to put pressure on collective bargaining in the public sector of the federal states. Numerous schools have called on parents to leave their children at home if possible. However, emergency childcare will be provided. University employees have also been called to strike.
In addition to Berlin, Hamburg and Karlsruhe, there will be one of four central strike rallies nationwide in Leipzig. According to GEW spokesperson Matthes Blank, teachers from Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia will be arriving in 40 buses. That is around 2000 people. In addition, other teachers could come to the demonstration on their own via the Leipziger Ring.
The concrete effects of the warning strike are difficult to assess, said Blank. The GEW knows of schools that will only offer emergency care. However, it is also possible that individual lessons will be canceled during otherwise regular classes.
