Finance minister reports 'movement' and goodwill 'on all sides' to reach agreement before September 1 school reopening; union says Treasury needs to stop blocking progress

Finance minister says he was 'forced' into move as teachers threaten to strike upon start of school year; education minister accuses Liberman of undermining talks

Finance Ministry official Kobi Bar-Nathan vows to do 'everything in our power' to avoid a strike on September 1

Talks set to resume on Monday after Lapid speaks with involved parties to try to speed up process, avert strike on September 1

Key reported sticking point is proposal to give young teachers bonus to keep them in profession, with union warning it will cause mass exodus in the future

Yaffa Ben David says the way things are going in talks with Treasury, strike action is inevitable; vows Finance Ministry will fail in effort to prevent labor action

Finance minister says strike threat is an attempt to 'take students and parents hostage'; union calls proposal 'embarrassing,' as representatives set to sit down with Lapid

Education Minister Shasha-Biton says negotiations going too slow, days after union head threatens to call strike for start of school year next month

Treasury assessment identifies 29% average salary difference between veteran education staff and newer faces; teachers' union dismisses data as 'manipulation' amid wage dispute

Proposal significantly improves starting wages, but also increases working hours; union accuses treasury of manipulating numbers