Teachers have given the green light to an agreement between the Government and trade unions aimed at ending precarious employment in San Marino’s school system. In the referendum held on Monday, 5 October at the CSU headquarters, 313 votes were cast in favour and 170 against, with one spoiled ballot. A total of 484 teachers of all levels and grades took part in the consultation.
“With roughly 65% in favour, the majority of the workers involved have approved the Agreement, giving the Public Employment Federations of CSdL, CDLS and USL a clear mandate to sign it,” reads the joint statement.
The three Federations expressed satisfaction with both the outcome and the turnout, which the statement describes as a sign of teaching staff’s engagement with the new rules. The agreement comes after months of negotiations and discussions with the Department of Education and concerns the system for recruiting teachers in the Republic.
“Its signing will establish clearer rules for access to permanent Teaching Role Profiles and for managing precarious staff, with the aim of overcoming long-standing uncertainty and building a more stable and transparent framework,” the unions state.
The favourable vote thus paves the way for the signing, though negotiations will need to continue on other aspects of school organisation. Staff transfers and teacher performance evaluation will be the subject of further agreements.
“This result therefore marks an important milestone, but it does not conclude the work of the Public Employment Federations. The Agreement itself provides for further rounds of discussion to regulate, through subsequent agreements, other significant aspects of school organisation, including staff transfers and teacher evaluation,” the statement specifies.
CSdL, CDLS and USL concluded by thanking all those who contributed to the negotiations and confirmed that talks will continue “with the aim of ensuring full implementation of the Agreement and completing the regulatory process that has been set in motion.”
