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Teacher goes in hunger strike A secondary school teacher from Candelaria in Tenerife has upped the stakes in the pay dispute with the government by going on hunger strike.

Tenerife Puerto de la Cruz Apartment to sell 3 bedroom apartment. ... more details Candelaria - 07.05.2008 - Pedro Méndez announced his decision as union representatives met to decide on the next course of action following the Dept. of Education's decision to suspend all talks. According to the teacher, the hunger strike is designed to force all parties back to the negotiating table to discuss not only pay demands but the current state of education in the Canaries. 'It is time prestige was restored to the profession, beginning with the authorities' said Méndez, who anticipates that the action could last 'a long time'.

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