EU school teachers strike for equal rights and union protection

European schoolteachers take part in a protest during an half-day strike outside the EU institutions headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 19, 2025. REUTERS/Tiffany Vermeylen

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Around 400 teachers and students from EU schools in Brussels went on strike for half a day on Wednesday to protest against employment conditions for locally hired teachers, including the absence of union representation and a teachers' pension plan.

European Union (EU) schools serve about 28,000 children of EU institution staff and diplomats, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen among their alumni.