TTUTA: End victimisation against Tranquil teachers

TTUTA is also calling on him to recommend to the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) to discontinue the disciplinary proceedings against the teachers on grounds of victimisation .

In a statement yesterday, president Lynsley Doodhai said TTUTA, at last Saturday’s general council meeting, considered the teachers’ issue and concluded that the “matter points to victimisation of association officials for pursuance of trade union rights and safety and health in the workplace.” The teachers, including TTUTA’s staff representative, stayed away from school on TTUTA’s advice to teachers not to occupy the school building which had “serious” electrical problems identified in a report dated November 11, 2015 by the “Electrical Inspectorate.” Directions were given to have the problems remedied by a “Licensed Electrical Contractor.” Disciplinary proceedings were subsequently instituted against them .

According to Doodhai, the proceedings which have been going on for over five years, has had numerous delays, and a change in the chairman of the disciplinary tribunal due to TTUTA’s objections .

Coming out of the general council meeting, he said, TTUTA was mandated to seek an urgent meeting with Garcia to request that the ministry discontinue the disciplinary proceedings against the teachers .

TTUTA views the ministry’s actions, he said, as spiteful and oppressive noting that the teachers have been denied every opportunity for promotion and their increments have been affected. Doodhai said that financial institutions view doing business with them as risky .