Teachers in Guyana began industrial action yesterday ahead of next week’s formal opening of the new school term even as their union indicated that it may not participate in conciliation talks with the Guyana government today.

The teachers stayed away from pre-commencement activities at schools across the country. Some later engaged in marches and picketing the Office of President David Granger.

President of the Guyana Teacher’s Union, Mark Lyte, told the online publication, News Source that his union might not be able to meet with the Ministry of Education on the issue as the union’s general council is also scheduled to meet on that day.

The conciliatory meeting was first scheduled for last Friday, but the union failed to attend the talks aimed at preventing teachers from embarking on industrial action at the start of the new school term in September.

The union said that it had not received information about the meeting on a timely basis.

Earlier this month, President Granger said his administration does not want a confrontation with teachers insisting that the coalition government cannot afford to pay more money to the teachers and urged them to reconsider their position.

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