Public school principals and teachers protest still in action
View(s):Public schools teachers and principals went on a ‘go slow’ protest which began on Thursday ( February 27).
The reason behind this is the Government’s failure to heed their demands for an interim salary structure, until the Salaries and Cadres Commission is ready with a new salary structure.
Because the Government had ignored their request for a circular assigning an interim salary structure they would continue with a ‘work to rule’ campaign, the teacher and principal trade unions said last week.
This means all teachers and principals will work from 7.30 am to 1 pm and there will be no extra classes held in schools after hours. A decision had also been made to hold a five-day continuous strike from March 16 onwards.
This is after the Government’s lukewarm response to the strike action carried out on Wednesday (February 26). Public school teachers and principals countrywide reported sick, to participate in the protest.
Last week academic activities in around 97 percent of public schools were hampered and around 240,000 teachers and principals reported sick and were absent from work.
Students were asked not to attend school by the teachers who went on strike. In the Western Province student attendance was around 25 percent and in other provinces it ranged from 20-30 percent.
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