Top Court has spoken out on the Hungarian teachers’ strike
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday turned down an appeal by opposition lawmakers through which they had sought the top court’s review of the rules governing minimum services teachers must provide during a strike action, the court said on its website.
In its ruling, the court said “stipulations defining minimum services during a strike action in schools are not against the constitution”, and noted that strike actions were illegal with public service providers “whose operations fundamentally affect the population” unless a minimum level of services was ensured. They also said those minimum school services were outlined in a 2022 law concerning Hungary’s “special legal order”.
According to the opposition appeal, the effective regulations restrict strike rights to the extent that a strike “no longer has a potential to exert pressure” on the employer. “The regulations unnecessarily and disproportionately curb teachers’ constitutional right to strike, while they are also in contravention with international agreements.”
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Source: MTI
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