Hundreds of teachers gathered in front of the Department of Education, Anna Regina, yesterday morning to take part in the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) countrywide strike.
The strike commenced from 10:00 am with teachers chanting, “We demand more than 6.5 increase”, “we want collective bargaining”, “we want more money”, “we fighting for a better tomorrow”, “Don’t expect excellence if you penny pinching”.
Speaking on behalf of the striking teachers was Takurdeen Durga, a Senior Master, who said teachers had gathered because of one issue which is “collective bargaining”. He said that with collective bargaining teachers will be happy. He said that for the past three years, the GTU has been trying to get the Ministry of Education to listen to the teachers’ plight.