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Teachers are back to work following days of sit-ins in which they demanded retroactive pay owed to them.<\/p>

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All members of the Teachers Union participated in the action, refusing to perform their duties until every teacher who was owed received their retroactive payments, covering a period of three years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The union’s stance was firm throughout the sit-ins, emphasizing the importance of fulfilling long-outstanding financial obligations to its members.<\/p>

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Teachers are back to work following days of sit-ins in which they demanded retroactive pay owed to them. All members of the Teachers Union participated in the action, refusing to perform their duties until every teacher who was owed received their retroactive payments, covering a period of three years. 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