{"id":22320,"date":"2024-09-04T17:43:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22320"},"modified":"2024-09-04T17:43:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:43:41","slug":"linden-teachers-applaud-new-agreement-with-ministry-of-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/linden-teachers-applaud-new-agreement-with-ministry-of-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Linden Teachers Applaud New Agreement with Ministry of Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Teachers in Linden have expressed their satisfaction with the recent agreement between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement, finalized yesterday after a 70-day strike and extensive negotiations, has been well-received by educators in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new package includes a 10% salary increase for 2024, among other benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teachers in Linden have praised the agreement, noting that it encompasses more than just the salary hike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanburn Browne, Graduate Head of Department at Linden Foundation Secondary School, emphasized that the package should be viewed holistically, highlighting the various programs and improvements in the school system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rufina Allicock, a teacher, encouraged her colleagues to embrace the multiyear agreement and the associated benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She mentioned the positive impact of the station allowance, which is expected to incentivize teachers to work in the interior regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Retired Deputy Head Teacher Roulette Bacchus acknowledged the justification for the 10% increase but also called for better support for retired teachers, particularly those receiving low pensions and still paying rent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the agreement has been seen as a significant step forward for the teaching profession, with teachers optimistic about the future and the ongoing improvements in their working conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teachers in Linden have expressed their satisfaction with the recent agreement between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU). The agreement, finalized yesterday after a 70-day strike&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22320"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22321,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22320\/revisions\/22321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}