B.N.T.U. Says It Is Fighting for the Natural Justice of All Teachers

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Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics

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According to the union, the minister agreed that two aspects of Proposal Twenty-Two would have been negotiated.  It involves all high schools including Ecumenical, Toledo Community College, San Pedro High School and Corozal Community College. These four are under consideration to become government managed schools since they don’t have a proprietor. The second vexing portion was B.N.T.U.’s recommendation for teachers and support staff employed at grant-aided high schools to be guaranteed one hundred percent pension and service benefits upon retirement. At the Prime Minister’s press conference on Monday, DPM Faber went on record to say that the pension and benefits agreement will not be addressed during the negotiations because it is “No longer a live issue.”  The B.N.T.U., the Association of Public Service Managers and the Public Service Union say they are concerned about the very different understanding of what was discussed at its joint negotiating meeting on September fourth, 2018.  Former National President, Luke Palacio explains:

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