With only 15 days to go before the scheduled end of classes in public schools, the directors of the National District section of the public school teachers union ordered the closing of schools for the rest of the week. Danilo Caminero, president of the National District division, justified the measure saying the union is tired of all the unfulfilled promises of the government. The union wants the government to double the basic salary of teachers from RD$2,500 per shift to RD$5,000. The union represents 12,000 teachers in the National District. President Mejia recently told the union that he could not raise wages until next school year.
