So, the bottom line is that - to hear the teachers tell it - the third tranche of their salary adjustment is the lowest priority for the planned demonstration Monday. But, money is always an issue, and as we showed you, while the BNTU is refusing the Prime Minister's request for a deferral to next year, the other two unions, the Public Service Union, and the Association of Public Service Senior Managers, have decided that they will agree to the deferral.
That's two-thirds of the union negotiating team which does not agree with them, and today we asked the President if that minority position has swayed them somewhat. He told us that it does not, and here's how he explained why:
Daniel Ortiz
"Since the other 2 unions has agreed to defer, does that have any weight with the BNTU, given that you are 1/3 of the negotiating team?"
Luke Palacio, National President, B.N.T.U.
"You must understand that BNTU is a independent entity. We are not contingent on whether PSU and APSSM accept it. It is not contingent on that and that's our position."
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