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LIETUVOS ŠVIETIMO IR MOKSLO PROFESINĖ SĄJUNGA
J. Jasinskio 9 - 400, 01112, Vilnius.
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TO:
Mrs Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister
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Mr Mart Võrklaev, Minister of Finance
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Mrs Kristina Kallas, Minister of Education
Vilnius
and Research
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CC:
Mr Reemo Voltri, President, Estonian
Educational Personnel Union (EHL)
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Subject: In solidarity with the Estonian Educational Personnel Union (Eesti Haridustöötajate
Liit - EHL), LESTU supports its demands to increase teachers’ salaries in 2024 and reach a
collective agreement for the next four years
The Lithuanian Trade Union of Education and Science (LESTU) is the largest trade union
organization of education and science in Lithuania, uniting teachers, preschool educators, lecturers,
teachers and instructors in vocational schools, researchers at universities, pupils support specialists,
librarians, as well as non-pedagogical staff working in educational institutions.
LESTU recalls that education plays a crucial role in the fast-changing world. Ensuring a high-quality
educational process requires energetic, creative and motivated teachers with employment stability,
decent and competitive salaries and a balanced workload.
With this letter, LESTU supports EHL’s demands for:
• An 8% increase in the minimum wage for teachers in 2024;
• The signing of a collective agreement for the next four years, ensuring annual increases in the
minimum wage;
• The retention of the link between the salaries of preschool teachers and the school teachers’
minimum wage, along with securing the necessary additional funding for local governments.
LESTU acknowledges the legitimacy of EHL efforts, legal actions and commitment to advocating
for the rights and well-being of educational professionals in Estonia.
In regard to the ongoing labour dispute in Estonia between EHL and the Ministry of Education and
Science, LESTU is hopeful that the policymakers in Estonia will not delay the collective bargaining
process, will recognise the importance of the demands in shaping future education policy in Estonia,
and will take steps to find an agreement with EHL, the trade union defending the interests and well-
being of Estonian educational personnel and their desire for fair and competitive salaries.
Sincerely,
President of Lithuanian Mr Egidijus Milešinas
Education and Science Trade
Union