No school buses driving today
WILLEMSTAD - Today, school transport in Curaçao is on strike. This was announced by the chairman of the education union Sitek, Darius 'Lio' Plantijn last night. According to Plantijn, there is no school bus this More...
Sitek only wants actions at Feffik next year
WILLEMSTAD - Education union Sitek wants to meet with the government, the business community and employees of Feffik to come to a solution in the new school year. That is what the trade union chairman Darius Lio More...
Sitek furious about closure vocational school Feffik
WILLEMSTAD - Education institute Feffik will be dissolved, but will still exist in the school year 2018-2019. The students of the institute, where many drop-outs follow the practical training, can continue their More...
Teachers’ union sets other priorities than Solidaridat Sindikal
WILLEMSTAD - The teachers’ union SITEK was one of the great absentees during the actions of Solidaridat Sindikal in recent days. SITEK chairman Lio Plantijn says to have other priorities than to carry out actions. The More...
Minister of Education consults with Feffik employees
WILLEMSTAD - Employees of the vocational training school Feffik had a meeting with the Minister of Education Marilyn Alcalá-Wallé. The staff is dissatisfied since a new salary structure has been implemented by More...
Minister of Education: “Sitek should not be so difficult”
WILLEMSTAD - The 29 issues mentioned in the covenant that was signed between the government and the teachers’ trade union Sitek are still too many. “The high number of issues is too much to be taken care of More...
New school year started today; teachers postpone their strike
WILLEMSTAD - Today is the beginning of a new school year in Curaçao. This was also confirmed by the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, Marilyn Alcala-Wallé last night during a broadcast of the More...
Teachers on strike till demands are met
WILLEMSTAD - The union representing teachers Sitek, has announced that they will be on strike on the first day of school. They will call off this strike only if their 48 demands are met. This is what the teachers More...
Teachers’ union: New school year begins with strike
WILLEMSTAD - The new school year, which starts on August 17, begins with a general strike. At least that is the plan of the teachers’ union Sitek. A year ago, former Minister Irene Dick signed a covenant to address More...
Union: “School year 2017/2018 could start with teachers on strike”
WILLEMSTAD - The teachers union Sitek will not hesitate to meet with its members during working hours. This is according to the President of the Union Darius Plantijn. This is a reaction to the recent announcement More...
