Union claims members are subsidising government schools.

 

Poland’s main teachers’ union has encouraged its members to give up the use of their own equipment and resources – such as private computers, printers and stationery supplies – for a week to draw public attention to how much they contribute out of their own pockets.

 

The campaign – under the slogan ‘Teacher, don’t sponsor your classroom!’ – is part of a broader protest by the Polish Teachers’ Union in which it is demanding a 20 per cent pay rise for all members. 

 

As part of the campaign, teachers have been asked to rely only on school resources. 

 

Normally, many teachers in Poland use their own equipment and money to support their work in the classroom.