The striking school unions on Wednesday released a letter they sent to their membership containing a referendum ballot as well as a proposed agreement according to which the government is offering striking unions a wage increase of 3+1+1 percent through a supplement.

The ballot notes that accepting the government’s proposal means that employees in primary and secondary schools, and science and higher education institutions would get a wage increase of 10.12% by the end of 2020 as well as an additional 1% if the regulation on wage indices is not amended.

Teachers’ union posting photographs of teachers who are rejecting the government’s offer

While the union referendum is being conducted which will determine the future of the school strike, the teachers’ union on Wednesday posted a series of photographs on its Facebook profile of teachers throughout the country who are rejecting the government’s offer to stop the strike.

“In addition to voting at the referendum we will show what we think like this too,” says a description of an album named “Response to the government’s offer,” which the union posted on its profile.

The photographs that are being shared show groups of teachers sending a message that they do not accept the government’s offer to end the strike.

Some photos show teachers holding up signs with the message “NO.” Others wrote their message on school blackboards, while other yet again stood forming the world “NO.”

Members have said that union leaders do not have the right to accept or reject the government’s offer but have put it to the members and striking employees and that they are the only ones who can make a decision.

“That is the government’s final offer and there are no more negotiations. The government’s offer isn’t what the unions underlined in their demands. The government is standing firm that the wage indices will be discussed in 2020 through an analysis of the entire wage system. That is why it is now offering wage supplements as a compensatory measure,” notes a letter by union leaders Branimir Mihalinec and Sanja Sprem sent to union members.

All employees in primary and secondary schools will voice their opinions on Wednesday and Thursday regarding the agreement. If it is accepted all strike activities will be abandoned, otherwise the industrial action will continue.