Fiji Teachers Union General Secretary, Muniappa Goundar says he is not satisfied with the budget as their demands are not met while the Minister for Education Aseri Radrodro says they will continue having discussions and will work in collaboration.
Goundar says the 7 and 10 percent increment for civil service staff is what was told to them during their meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad and that has not changed despite their demand of 30 percent.
He says the union will try to get the best out of what they are demanding.
When questioned by fijivillage News on teachers going on strike after their demands not being met, Radrodro says they are continuing discussions on that to ensure that everybody has a fair share of what is expected in the budget allocation.
He says they are happy that something has been given for their increment.
