By Abigail Headley
Teachers again took to the streets around across the country yesterday in support of the GTU’s strike over the Government’s failure to engage in free collective bargaining since August 2020.
The government yesterday retaliated by announcing an end to deduction of membership dues on behalf of the union. The teachers strike is expected to last two weeks.
As was the case on Monday, teachers went out in their numbers, teaching tools down and armed with placards to chant their displeasure at the 6.5% public servants increase and other issues like the $8000 uniform allowance. Those in Georgetown again convened in front of the Ministry of Education (MoE)’s Brickdam office whilst those in Linden again met in front of the Citizens Bank branch and walked to the Education Department on Republic Avenue.
