VIDEO: Thousands of students left unattended as teachers engage in strike action
Nearly 5,000 students across the island are currently left unsupervised as their teachers participate in industrial action.
The President of the ABUT, Casroy Charles, told Antigua.news that approximately 1,500 teachers are on strike, which includes all government primary and secondary schools on the island.
In an interview with Shermain Bique-Charles today, the ABUT president stated that the government has failed to uphold its agreement by not providing all teachers with their promotional instruments by the March 30 deadline.
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Stone April 1, 2025, 1:09 PM
Faithful national #1 April 1, 2025, 1:20 PM
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Juju Bee April 1, 2025, 6:06 PM
My children need to be in school cause I cant afford babysitter so lets just get this damn thing resolved
Noelise April 1, 2025, 8:11 PM