Negotiations between Government representatives and officials of the Secondary School Teachers Association failed today to bring agreement on the teachers’ demands for higher salaries. Agreement was reached yesterday on similar demands made by the Teachers Union, representing elementary school teachers.
The secondary teachers rejected the terms on which the dispute was settled with the Teachers Union, thus averting a nation-wide public school walkout. The public school teachers were granted pay increases based on their academic degrees and seniority status.
The Government and secondary teachers representatives agreed to name a joint subcommittee with the assignment of clarifying claims of the teachers and reporting back to the negotiators next Monday.
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