More join protest in spite of govt threat to sack teachers
‘Report At 9am Or Kiss Your Job Goodbye’
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:29.01.2019
The striking state government employees on Monday moved from a stand-off with the government to a collision course.
On a day when the government anticipated the week-old JACTTO-GEO protests demanding better pay and pension would fizzle out, it gained momentum with some transport corporations and electricity board unions expressing solidarity.
The government served an ultimatum to the striking teachers to report to their education officers at 9am on Tuesday or consider their posts vacant. These posts, the government threatened, will be filled with temporary or retired employees. More than a lakh have so far applied for these posts.
Unmindful of the government flexing its muscles, six associations including those in the state secretariat announced a token strike on Wednesday. Schools, especially in places outside Chennai, are the worst affected. The state school education department has suspended about 450 teachers who have been on strike.
The government tried to dangle some carrots too. School education minister K A Sengottaiyan said teachers willing to return to work will be transferred to schools of their choice. He had earlier said no action would be initiated against those who got back to schools on Monday. In response, some 5% of teachers returned to work, according to official data.
As many as 694 teachers in Chennai were detained by police for protesting on Monday.
A WEEK ON: The ongoing strike gained momentum on Monday with some transport corporations and Tangedco unions expressing solidarity. (Above) An empty government office at Ezhilagam in Chennai | P 5 & 6
Consider returning to work: HC to teachers
The Madras HC on Monday sought to know whether the protesting teachers can return to work by Tuesday considering the plight of students. The court also refrained from passing any directions in connection with the protest since the matter has been seized of by two other division benches of the court. P 5
Exams in a week, students worried
Class XII students, whose practical exams are scheduled for February 6, are concerned as employees of the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Government Examinations joined the protest on Monday. The government, however, said there would be no change in the exam schedule. P 5
‘Report At 9am Or Kiss Your Job Goodbye’
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:29.01.2019
The striking state government employees on Monday moved from a stand-off with the government to a collision course.
On a day when the government anticipated the week-old JACTTO-GEO protests demanding better pay and pension would fizzle out, it gained momentum with some transport corporations and electricity board unions expressing solidarity.
The government served an ultimatum to the striking teachers to report to their education officers at 9am on Tuesday or consider their posts vacant. These posts, the government threatened, will be filled with temporary or retired employees. More than a lakh have so far applied for these posts.
Unmindful of the government flexing its muscles, six associations including those in the state secretariat announced a token strike on Wednesday. Schools, especially in places outside Chennai, are the worst affected. The state school education department has suspended about 450 teachers who have been on strike.
The government tried to dangle some carrots too. School education minister K A Sengottaiyan said teachers willing to return to work will be transferred to schools of their choice. He had earlier said no action would be initiated against those who got back to schools on Monday. In response, some 5% of teachers returned to work, according to official data.
As many as 694 teachers in Chennai were detained by police for protesting on Monday.
A WEEK ON: The ongoing strike gained momentum on Monday with some transport corporations and Tangedco unions expressing solidarity. (Above) An empty government office at Ezhilagam in Chennai | P 5 & 6
Consider returning to work: HC to teachers
The Madras HC on Monday sought to know whether the protesting teachers can return to work by Tuesday considering the plight of students. The court also refrained from passing any directions in connection with the protest since the matter has been seized of by two other division benches of the court. P 5
Exams in a week, students worried
Class XII students, whose practical exams are scheduled for February 6, are concerned as employees of the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Government Examinations joined the protest on Monday. The government, however, said there would be no change in the exam schedule. P 5
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