Following a meeting last evening the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has called for “boots on the ground” for a series of protests outside the Minis-try of Education today, tomorrow and Friday over the government’s vaccine policy for educators.
GTU President Mark Lyte told Stabroek News that the union has not yet called for a strike but is prepared to do so if the government does not relent.
“For there to be a strike we would have to write to the [Ministry of Education] via the Ministry of Labour and go through the process. This is a series of pro-tests that may culminate into a strike,” Lyte stressed while explaining that the action relates not only to the current vaccination requirements but also to “financial matters”.
