Union head says finance officials 'live on another planet,' boasts of broad parental support for action; education minister sides with teachers: 'Their cause is for everyone'

Finance Ministry seeks salary reforms, placing focus on teacher competence rather than seniority; union leaders threatens strikes, as school grapple with shortage in instructors

Educators to walk out early on Monday to protest low salaries; Teachers Union chief warns of educators leaving the system, says students will end up paying the price

Union chief warns schools won't open Sept. 1 if deal not inked by end of June, accuses Finance Ministry officials of discriminating against sector in which '90% of staff are women'

Court injunction blocking teacher's strike good through Sunday; union is opposed to regulations nixing isolation for students exposed to virus

Court yet to finally rule on legality of protest against ending isolation for children; Yaffa Ben-David denies pressure from health official or outcry; only 50% of kids in school

Education official says new quarantine rules will make schools safest places in the country, while teachers union chief says planned walkout was 'protest,' not labor action

Schools to open normally on Thursday despite strike threat, except in Jerusalem, northern Israel and parts of West Bank, where a snow day has been called

Report indicates labor chief called action at behest of top health official; government to ask court for emergency injunction against call for teachers to stay home

PM reportedly wanted to pit parents against each other in effort to encourage vaccination of kids; National Parents Association urges him to rescind 'shocking' statements