1966 CEART Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers_VIII

Teacher Solidarity for the improvement of education

Rights of teachers
79 The participation of teachers in social and public life should be encouraged in the interests of the teacher's personal development, of the education service and of society as a whole.
80 Teachers should be free to exercise all civic rights generally enjoyed by citizens and should be eligible for public office.
81 Where the requirements of public office are such that the teacher has to relinquish his teaching duties, he should be retained in the profession for seniority and pension purposes and should be able to return to his previous post or to an equivalent post after his term of public office has expired.
82 Both salaries and working conditions for teachers should be determined through the process of negotiation between teachers' organizations and the employers of teachers.
83 Statutory or voluntary machinery should be established whereby the right of teachers to negotiate through their organizations with their employers, either public or private, is assured.
84 Appropriate joint machinery should be set up to deal with the settlement of disputes between the teachers and their employers arising out of terms and conditions of employment. If the means and procedures established for these purposes should be exhausted or if there should be a breakdown in negotiations between the parties, teachers' organizations should have the right to take such other steps as are normally open to other organizations in the defence of their legitimate interests. Learn More