Teachers strike to protest against the Basra new salary scheme
The President of the Teachers Union in Basra Governorate said teachers went on strike on Sunday.
The president of the union added that the new salary scheme has impacted negatively on the living standard of a large number of teachers.
The Teachers Union in Basra was founded after the collapse of the former regime of Saddam in April 9 April 2003. The Union is striving to achieve the demands of teachers.
It worth noting that the Iraqi Teachers Union was founded in the 1950s.