THE BARBADOS UNION OF TEACHERS (BUT) is warning that unless the Ministry of Education changes its approach to teachers soon, the current education system will collapse.
In the wake of the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) members being threatened with having their pay docked over their recent March For Respect, BUT president Pedro Shepherd said yesterday his union’s members were still to have last year’s docked pay reinstated.
He told the DAILY NATION in a telephone interview that the ministry needed to meet with the teachers quickly or face an educational catastrophe.
“The BUT is still awaiting a resolution on its matter, the docking of pay for the meetings attended by teachers in late April and early May. (AD)
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