Teachers union says has lost confidence in service commission

Leila Ramson

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is calling for the removal of the Leila Ramson-led Teaching Service Commis-sion (TSC) over what it said is its disregard for an ongoing High Court injunction which bars the commission from approving promotions of senior teachers.

General councillors of 39 GTU branches and others staged a protest in front of the TSC on Tuesday where the calls were made.

GTU President Mark Lyte explained that the union’s course of action came as result of the TSC’s recent attempt to have a teacher in the Region Six