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Teachers at government primary, secondary, and tertiary schools are protesting, following the advice of their union, over the lack of retroactive pay.<\/p>

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Though they have shown up at school, they have decided to put down their chalk and dusters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharon Kelsick, General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Teachers Union, says that the protest will persist until all teachers receive their overdue payments.<\/p>

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TEACHERS TAKE INDUSTRIAL ACTION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of teachers across the island are now staging a sit-in.<\/p>

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Following a meeting between the Antigua & Barbuda Union of Teachers (A&BUT) and its membership earlier Wednesday, the body has decided to take industrial action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rationale stems from the nonpayment of hundreds of thousands of dollars owed to hundreds of teachers who are owed retroactive salaries between 2019 and 2021.
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According to A&BUT officials, there have been several moving deadlines for payment without action. <\/p>

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There was a meeting between the Union and Ministry of Education officials Tuesday and teachers agreed the terms submitted by the Education Ministry officials remain untenable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A&BUT General Secretary, Sharon Kelsick, confirms the teachers will be taking action until the outstanding amounts have been paid in full.<\/p>\n

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