‘`…this is not a time for one-upmanship…our teachers are suffering, our children are suffering, the vendors who work around the schools are suffering ‘
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton yesterday restated the APNU+AFC’s backing for striking teachers in their quest for higher pay and he lashed out at the government for being “uncaring” in the backdrop of this year’s trillion-dollar budget.
In a Facebook address, he expressed deep concern for the welfare of teachers and children.
“The government may be thinking that they don’t want to show weakness and must hold out against all comers but let me be clear – this is not a time for one-upmanship… Our teachers are suffering, our children are suffering, the vendors who work around the schools are suffering, the transportation workers who transport our students and teachers are suffering, every parent who has a child is suffering, all our people are suffering because this government considers itself above the people and refuses to understand that they are there to serve rather than to dictate and we condemn this intransigence by the government in the harshest terms possible”, he said.
