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On the 3rd time of the protestation by the Secondary Grade Seniority Teachers’ Association (SSTA), demanding adjacent wage for adjacent work, connected Sunday, implicit 1,000 teachers were removed by the constabulary from the protestation venue astatine Chennai Collectorate successful George Town.
“The protests volition proceed until our request is met. We person waited agelong enough, but lone talks person taken place. We privation it resolved,” said a teacher from Thanjavur.
The teachers person been protesting to item a long-standing wage disparity. Secondary-grade teachers appointed earlier June 1, 2009, person a basal wage of ₹8,370, whereas those appointed aft June 2009 person ₹5,200. The protesters demanded that the authorities rectify the wage anomaly. Secondary people teachers present gully a monthly wage of ₹20,600.
Noting that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had supported their demands erstwhile helium was the Leader of the Opposition successful 2018, the teachers said the authorities was present turning a unsighted eye. “The DMK had promised successful its canvass manifesto to rectify the wage anomaly that began during its tenure successful 2009. We privation it fulfilled,” a teacher from Theni said.
The constabulary removed the teachers from the protestation venue, and detained them successful halls crossed the city.
