Verviers teachers vote week‑long strike from 18 to 27 May 2026
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Teachers across Verviers' réseau libre (free-network) secondary schools — SFX1, SFX2, Notre-Dame, Sainte-Claire and Saint-Michel — voted at an inter-school general assembly to launch a week of strike action from 18 to 27 May 2026. The walkout opposes the Glatigny decree and the common-curriculum reforms set for a Wallonia-Brussels Federation Parliament vote on 27 May.
This alert was originally created on 14 May 2026.
Public Impact
Schools
Effective Dates
Updates
May 15, 2026
As of 15 May 2026, local reports confirm the week‑long strike in Verviers’ free‑network secondary schools is set to proceed from 18 to 27 May 2026, with pickets planned at all free‑network schools. No announcements of cancellation, suspension, or date changes were found.
Organizers
- Inter-school teachers’ assembly (Verviers)
- Mars Attacks collective
Affected Locations
- Verviers
- Liège Province
Sources
- https://www.vedia.be/info/ecoles-larret-verviers-les-profs-durcissent-le-mouvement/212537
- https://infos.rtl.lu/news/frontieres/le-mouvement-mars-attacks-veut-empecher-le-vote-de-la-reforme-de-lenseignement-24585145
- https://www.lavenir.net/regions/verviers/verviers/2026/05/13/des-le-lundi-18-mai-un-large-mouvement-de-greve-dans-les-ecoles-secondaires-du-reseau-libre-a-verviers-2RX4YS7AOZFWHO7YYDQOMIWHMY/
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