The Teachers Federation of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (FAPROUASD) has announced that they will not start the next semester until the authorities comply with their promise of a salary increase and improved working conditions. The strike affects around 185,000 students nationwide. The UASD university professors by far have the best pay and benefits of all university professors in the country.
At the same time, the rector of the university, Ivan Grullón called for students to attend classes starting at 7am on Tuesday, 30 January 2018.
FAPROUASD president, Santiago Guillermo, said at a press conference that the UASD rector, Ivan Grullón, has not replied to their demands for transparency, sanitation and an improvement of the working conditions. He explained that in February 2017, the union had signed an agreement with the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the rector for a salary increase of 15% having asked for 40%. However, they had only received 10% and a promise to be paid the remainder backdated to January and February 2017 but this has never been materialized. He said the agreement also stated there would be an additional 5% increase in May 2017 and that never happened either, say the protestors.
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Listin Diario
30 January 2018
