Mahfoud: UCC to decide on a final action plan Tuesday
6/15/2013 6:49:33 AM
Head of the Private Teachers Association, Nehme Mahfoud, told 'The Daily Star', that around 400 delegates of the Union Coordination Committee would be meeting in a general assembly Tuesday to study the salary scale draft law and decide on a final action plan.
While stressing that teachers should go ahead with correcting the exam papers to save students from more delays, Mahfoud noted that a plan to increase retirement age for teachers by up to five years "destroys historical rights for teachers and cannot pass under any circumstances."
While the 9.75 percent reduction is negotiable, the union cannot accept paying the raises in installments, he said.
"Paying the wage hikes in installments would render the new salary scale worthless, given the current inflation rates in Lebanon," he said.
Mahfoud said the UCC would work with Parliament to remove these amendments, warning that the union would go back to strikes and protests, if lawmakers do not show flexibility.
While stressing that teachers should go ahead with correcting the exam papers to save students from more delays, Mahfoud noted that a plan to increase retirement age for teachers by up to five years "destroys historical rights for teachers and cannot pass under any circumstances."
While the 9.75 percent reduction is negotiable, the union cannot accept paying the raises in installments, he said.
"Paying the wage hikes in installments would render the new salary scale worthless, given the current inflation rates in Lebanon," he said.
Mahfoud said the UCC would work with Parliament to remove these amendments, warning that the union would go back to strikes and protests, if lawmakers do not show flexibility.