Secondary school teachers' strike: January salary suspension
The salaries of secondary school teachers who are protesting in Chennai and other districts demanding equal pay for equal work have been stopped for the month of January.
Teachers on the battlefield
Updated on:
31 January 2026, 2:41 am
The salaries of secondary school teachers who are protesting in Chennai and other districts demanding equal pay for equal work have been stopped for the month of January.
The Secondary School Teachers' Association (SSTA) has been protesting in Chennai since December 26, demanding an end to wage discrepancies. Similarly, teachers in other district capitals including Coimbatore, Madurai, and Trichy are also boycotting classes and protesting. The strike by secondary school teachers continued for the 36th day on Friday.
Meanwhile, in a circular sent to all district education officers by the Department of Elementary Education on January 7, government employees and teachers who participate in the strike without attending work should be taken into account as unpaid leave on the basis that if they do not attend work, they will not be paid. Teachers who participate in the strike and do not attend work (except those who are unable to attend due to medical reasons based on a medical certificate) should not be allowed any other leave. It was stated that the period of absence from work should be allowed as unpaid leave and recorded in the attendance register.
In this situation, the salaries of the protesting secondary school teachers for the month of January have been completely stopped. At the same time, 70 to 80 percent of the salaries of some teachers have been deducted.
The protesting teachers said that the salaries of the protesting secondary school teachers for this month were not paid into their bank accounts on Friday. Meanwhile, the salaries of the teachers who did not participate in the protest have been paid. They said that regardless of any financial loss, the protest will continue until our demands are met.
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