Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science

Employees (LIZDA)

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Trade unions

Vision

The most influential and largest trade union in Latviawhich unites active, knowledgeable and well-informed members interested in processes.

Mission

To represent, express and defend the economic, social and legal rights of the LIZDA members by creating social dialogue on all levels.

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Structure

Members in primary organisations

Territorial trade organisations

LIZDA Council

Office

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Members are united in

• 1 328 primary organisations -at education and science institutions

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• 36 territorial participant organisations and trade organisations at universities and the Academy of Sciences

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Preschool education institutionsVocational education institutionsSpecial education institutionsGeneral education institutionsHigher education institutionsScientific institutionsInterests education institutionsEducation departmentsOther organisations

LIZDA unites 57% of those who are working

in education and sciencein Latvia

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Number of working members of the Trade Union (31 296 members)*

2673 members at universities and scientific institutions273 at direct-recording trade organisations

*LIZDA statistical data 01.01.2012.

Cooperation partners and participation in organisations

LIZDA is a social partner of the Government of Latvia

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And other organisations…

Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia (IZM)

Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Latvia (LBAS)

(EI) European Trade Union Committee for Education

Association of Latvian Education Leaders (LIVA)

Latvian Teacher's Council (LPD)

Student Union of Latvia Latvian Adult Education Association

TOP 5 of good works of the Trade Union

1. Interests of members have been defended at the level of the Government, Parliament, European Union.

2. In the atmosphere of consolidation the funding of 2011 State Budget has been protected for salaries of the education and science employees.

3. Main necessities of development of working environment of pedagogues have been identified (conference proposals for the Government Declaration, evaluation of the model “Money Follows the School Pupil” etc.).

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4. Activity “School Day” with visits by deputies at schools.

5. Information circulation of the Trade Union has been improved.

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1252 pedagogues

316 deputies from municipalities

291 education institution in entire Latvia

12 deputies from the Parliament

2012 priorities of the Trade Union/From the strategic workshop of the LIZDA Council/

• Increase of salary of pedagogues;

• Ensuring of salary of preschool pedagogues from the State Budget;

• Preservation of small countryside schools and support to their operation;

• Improvement of working environment of pedagogues (against stress and violence).

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Opportunities of the Trade Union members

• Labour collective agreement (781 collective contract has been concluded, 41 agreement with municipality councils)

• Consultations and legal assistance(more than 5 000 consultations to the members a year)

• Fund of accidents (since 2005 more than0,5 million lats have been disbursed to the members)

• Social assistance fund(more than 1 million lats havebeen disbursed to the members)

• Basket of discounts (> 70 cooperation partners)

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• Cultural events (excursions, theatre, competitions, Teachers’ Day, jubilees etc.)

• Information (commissions, workshops,

e-news page, newspaper, websiste etc.)

• E - mail (e-storage of documents,

address book, e-calendar etc.)

• Loans and deposits of money

• Strike fund for organisationof protest actions

• Centre of Young Pedagogues (seminars, workshops etc.)

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Join the Trade Union!

You will learn more about LIZDA and how to become its member at:

Follow the Trade Union in the social networks

Twitter www.twitter.com/lizda_lv

Mini page www.draugiem.lv/lizda

Video www.vimeo.com/lizda

Photo http://ej.uz/LIZDA_picasa

Presentations www.slideshare.net/arodbiedriba

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Any changes in life begin with the motivation!

Thank you for your attention!

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