Teachers and principals have initiated an online petition today (August 14) to urge the government to resolve the salary disparities in their respective services. The petition has been put together by the joint alliance formed by teacher-Principal trade unions. Secretary of Ceylon Teachers’ Union, Joseph Stalin, who spoke on the matter, said they intend to continue the trade union action until the government provides proper solutions to their issues. Meanwhile, Minister Prasanna Ranatunga stated that the teacher-principal salary anomalies will be discussed with all related trade unions. The panel consists of Ministers Dallas Alahapperuma, Wimal Weerawansa, Mahinda Amaraweera, and Prasanna Ranatunga.

Source: The Nation August 14, 2021 10:52 UTC