Title: Teachers' Union: Approval of the Recommendation to Declare a Strike

The Teachers' Union announced in a statement that "the general assemblies of the union's branches in all provinces unanimously approved the recommendation of the executive council to authorize it to announce escalation steps, including a strike, based on the outcome of the educational meeting at the office of the Minister of Education, Abbas Halabi, tomorrow, Tuesday." The teachers emphasized "the right of retired teachers to salary increases similar to their colleagues in public education," holding "the government and the parties involved responsible for the legal rejection of compensation and the necessity to find solutions in tomorrow's meeting at Minister Halabi's office."