– 8% for 2025 & 2026
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Priya Manickchand
The Education Ministry after its initial proposal of a seven per cent across-the-board increase for teachers is now offering a nine per cent increase for 2024 following a meeting with members of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) on Thursday.
The Government has also proposed an eight per cent increase for 2025 and 2026. This new proposal, however, did not sit well with the teacher’s union which had proposed a 39.5 per cent salary increase for 2024 and an additional 30 per cent for 2025 and 30 per cent for 2026.
Following the meeting, the President of the GTU, Dr. Mark Lyte told sections of the media that the union is not satisfied with the latest offer proposed by the government.
“As it is, the Union feels that the government can do better with the offer that they have presented…social media has been speaking about percentages offered, I can tell you that, what was offered today was a little more than what was circulating in social media. And we have not accepted that,” Lyte told the media.
While he did not release specifics about the meeting, the GTU president related that both parties failed to reach an agreement on increases for teachers but they were able to agree on other non-financial issues.
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