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UB Staff, Faculty Say
posted (November 3, 2015)
In September and October, you heard about the University of Belize Faculty and Staff Association who were asking for a salary adjustment. The Prime Minister brushed them off, saying that their negotiation was going at its own pace and he wouldn't intervene just because the election was approaching.

But Minister of Education Patrick Faber did meet with UB Faculty and Staff Representatives last week Friday.

But the Association sent out a press release today to say it was not impressed. They say in a press release, quote, "Faber has been misinformed regarding our justification for a salary adjustment." End quote. The release notes that the employees of the University of Belize, have received no salary adjustments since 2005 - while other statutory bodies have received increases in line with public officers and teachers.

OK, so that's the fundamental difference - the release notes that Faber expressed interest in engaging in dialogue on the issue, the release, says, quote, "we invite the Minister of Education to provide us with a formal response as early as next week," which, considering the election, one never knows...

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