Polish teachers' union announces major protest, demands pay rises linked to national average

Sławomir Broniarz, head of the Polish Teachers' Union (ZNP), has announced a major protest, warning that "the quiet period is over." Teachers are demanding pay rises and a statutory link between their salaries and the national average wage. Broniarz accused the government of scandalous neglect of a professional group numbering over 600,000 people.