Junior university staff threaten not to open academic year
The junior academic staff at Israel's universities has announced on Tuesday that it would not open the academic year on October 30 in protest over the employment of contract workers.
They are demanding that the university heads committee allocate NIS 60 million ($16.30 million) of the funds allocated for the academic education reform plan to create better working conditions and promotion opportunities for the junior staff. (Tomer Velmer)
