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Pringle condemns Browne’s remarks<\/strong><\/p>

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about teachers as \u2018callous\u2019 and says PM should apologize<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hon. Jamale Pringle is condemning Prime Minister Browne’s recent disparagement of local educators as \u201ccallous and uncaring,\u201d proving that he has neither empathy for the affected teachers nor respect for their Union.<\/p>

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In response to the industrial action taken by the Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers (ABUT) since last Friday, May 2, a visibly furious PM Browne lashed out at the teachers, with uncomplimentary remarks, questioning their commitment to their students and profession.<\/p>

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The Union\u2019s action \u2013 reportedly taken after having given notice \u2013 stemmed from the Browne Administration\u2019s failure to honour promises to compensate several classes of teachers, with those not affected choosing to \u201csit in\u201d in solidarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The worst part of the prime minister\u2019s diatribe, says MP Pringle, was his \u201cSo what?\u201d \u2013 his response to his Administration\u2019s admitted failure to pay. \u201cThis level of insensitivity should not be directed at the teachers \u2013 or to any public-sector worker,\u201d says the Opposition Leader.<\/p>

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\u201cConsidering the length of time they have been waiting; the level of their pay; and the challenging conditions many of them are working under, that is not the tone the prime minister should be using. He should have apologized then for the delay and he should be apologizing now for his rudeness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pringle says the United Progressive Party considers the situation unfortunate, especially as it is preventing contact time with students in the critical third term. However the Party recognizes the action as the Union\u2019s wake-up call to the authorities, and it hopes that payment to all affected members will be satisfied in the shortest time.<\/p>

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Pringle condemns Browne’s remarks about teachers as \u2018callous\u2019 and says PM should apologize The Hon. Jamale Pringle is condemning Prime Minister Browne’s recent disparagement of local educators as \u201ccallous and uncaring,\u201d proving that he has neither empathy for the affected teachers nor respect for their Union. 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