Saturday, April 30, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: Worldwide Assault on Teacher Pensions

Jersey Jazzman: Worldwide Assault on Teacher Pensions

Worldwide Assault on Teacher Pensions

No, I'm not kidding. Start with India:
HUBLI: K K Theke Datta of All-India Federation of University and College Teachers' Organizations (AIFUCTO) has threatened to stage protests if teachers' pensions are not revised as per the recommendations of the VI Pay Commission.
Speaking at an interaction programme on the problems being faced by retired teachers, here on Sunday, he said the government is doing injustice to teachers by showing indifference in implementing the recommendations as per the revised UGC pay scale. He said the apathy in fixing the pension is not accepted and hence the governments should immediately