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‘Appointments’ given out ‘willy nilly’ GTU demonstrates
Role play was quite evident when the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) yesterday staged the second in what is supposed to be a series of protest actions against the operation of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC).
GTU members continued protest action outside the Teaching Service Commission yesterday
GTU members flocked the Brickdam, Georgetown entrance of the TSC echoing chants for the removal of the Leila Ramson-led Commission.
The activity saw the protestors, among whom were Branch Representatives, teachers and GTU executive members, including its President, Mark Lyte, and General Secretary, Coretta McDonald, bearing placards with slogans that read “We need a new Commission now”, “We tired of the same thing over and over”, “the Ministry has agreed with the GTU, Leila must go…” among others that were very unflattering to the TSC.
The Union last week Tuesday conducted at similar exercise. While the number of protestors, when compared to last week’s, seemed quite thin, the activity was however taken to another level. There was a demonstration by the protestors of their perceived unprofessionalism of the TSC.
With Ms. McDonald playing the role of Ms. Ramson, the TSC Chairperson, she demonstrated how appointments are haphazardly handed out to teachers (other protestors) some of whom do not qualify for positions bestowed to them.
The protest action started at noon and continued for one hour. It also attracted the attention of police ranks from the nearby Brickdam Police Station.
According to Lyte, the GTU will continue to stage protest action until Government intervenes in a dispute between the GTU and the TSC which all stemmed from the TSC’s appointment of a teacher despite an injunction preventing it from doing so. The appointment was rescinded and an apology was issued by the TSC following vocalised concerns by the GTU.
The GTU had last year filed an injunction to prevent the 2015 promotion of by both the TSC and the Schools Board Secretariat in order to allow for a review of the promotion process. While the Schools Board had given in to the GTU review demand, the TSC however refused to give in.
It is expected that a ruling will be made on the matter when it is called again in the High Court on February 29, 2016.
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