Minister of Superior Education Alejandrina Germán will receive spokespersons of the professors union of the UASD, known by the acronym in Spanish, Faprouasd.
Faprouasd professors have been on strike since 29 January 2017, when the first semester of classes at the state university should have started.
As reported, the striking professors had requested a meeting with the Minister of Superior Education after talks with Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo did not lead to the pay increase sought by the union.
The professors are demanding a 40% increase in wages in 2017, starting with a 15% backdated to January 2017. The UASD professors are already by far the best paid in the Dominican Republic.
Meanwhile, the professors are ensuring they get their wages by signing in, and then leaving the classroom. The strike is affecting more than 200,000 university students nationwide.
The professors argue that the rector of the UASD could make administrative adjustments to the university’s budget that could free up resources that would funds the wage increases. The union is also demanding that more government funds be allocated to the UASD.
Recently, the administrative union at the state university also went on strike demanding a wage increase.
The Medina administration had not included a wage increase in the 2017 National Budget.
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Diario Libre
13 February 2017
