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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
After teachers and the government agreed with proposals by the court to resume negotiations, high school teachers immediately ended their four-week strike and classes have resumed. Reluctant to rule in the case put forward by the government, Judge Ewald Ombre argued that after reviewing all the evidence he concluded that both parties during earlier talks did not explore all avenues to the extent to reach an agreement through dialogue. According to the magistrate there was still room for an amicable resolution for the standing issues between the government and the Teachers Union (BvL). It ultimately came down to a proposal requesting the teachers to end the strike immediately and the government to retract the lawsuit, while the judge appealed to the government within two months to implement an agreement with the teachers that was signed in January.
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