Find solution for teachers, principals salary issues before reopening schools: CTU

The Ceylon Teachers' Union (CTU) today urged the government to bring about solutions to the teachers and principals salary anomalies issue before the reopening  schools on October 21. CTU Secretary Joseph Stalin said.

Addressing the media, he said until then their trade union action would continue.

If the government is unable to find a solution to their issues, a decision has to be made on opening the schools too, Mr. Stalin said.

"It has been 89 days since the teachers' and principals' struggle. Principals of the schools with less than 200 students have been summoned today for a discussion regarding the commencement of schools. We know that the government is planning to re-open the schools on October 21. We request the government for an immediate discussion with the trade unions and to provide a reasonable solution before the deadline.

If not, we also have to make a decision regarding the reopening of schools on the scheduled date. At present, teachers are being called to schools for various purposes. We have informed the Education Secretary and all the Education Provincial Secretaries in writing that we will boycott all such invitations today, "Mr. Stalin added. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)