In France, public school teachers cannot be laid off. Teachers Unions call for strikes when retiring teachers are not replaced--even when the population of school-age children declines.
To provide a little perspective, here's an article about massive firings in the immense California education system. More than 5196 people received pink slips this year alone due the budgetary crisis.
"March 4, 2010 was the Day of Action that brought together all those who have been affected by the $17 billion dollars in education funding cuts over the last two years. College students, K-12 students, teachers, unions, and parents rallied from San Francisco to San Diego to tell the world it is wrong to cut education and spend billions on wars and prisons."
via dontforgetsouthcentral.blogspot.com
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