Strikers said that the main issues in the walkout are their demands for a substantial wage increase, fewer classes in order to have more time to prepare for their classes, and a reduced work load.

The city governments, employers’ organizations, and capitalist media have ganged up to undermine the strike, but teachers were upbeat. “Some may have had doubts, but once the strike starts everyone comes together,” striker Sigurdúr Lyngdal told the Militant.  
 
 
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