Estonian teachers, policemen and rescue workers went out to protest in Tallinn insisting on a rise in salaries as the government plans budget for the next year, the ERR newspaper reports.
“At the start of the new academic year, we can say that today, a teacher with a master’s degree earns about 15 percent less than the national average. Unfortunately, this sends a very clear message that the work of teachers is not valued,” said Reemo Voltri, chair of the Estonian Education Personnel Union.
The ERR media has noted that currently, the average salary in Estonia is €2,126, while the minimum salary for teachers is €1,820.
The heads of the Police Union and the Rescue Workers’ Union also said that their salaries aren’t appropriate to the “nature, difficulty, and risks of their jobs.”
Photo №1. The protesters in Tallinn are asking for a salary increase. Source: err.ee
Unfortunately for them, their demands are likely to be ignored. Because for now, the Estonian authorities are spending all free money on the needs of the losing Ukraine and the pointless militarisation of the eastern border. It’s as if there are no other problems in Estonia.
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