August 21, 2024
Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson speaks during a press conference where The BUT and Teachers and Salaried Workers Co-Operative Credit Union Ltd (TSWCCUL) signed an agreement to assist BUT members with financing on August 20, 2024. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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Columbus Primary teachers protest over two-year principal vacancy
ONLY one teacher reportedly showed up for duty at Columbus Primary School yesterday, three weeks into the new academic year, as the campus continued to operate without a substantive principal more than two years after the post became vacant.
‘Rise in students unable to speak English in schools,’ says Wilson
PUBLIC school teachers are reporting an uptick in students who do not understand English, according to Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) president Belinda Wilson, who warns the language barrier is now disrupting learning, behaviour and basic classroom readiness across multiple campuses.
Rehires a ‘slap in face’ to workers
BAHAMAS Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) president Deron Brooks has called the Davis administration’s decision to rehire nearly 500 retired public servants a “slap in the face” to workers still fighting for overdue salaries, better conditions, and upward mobility, while teachers’ union president Belinda Wilson has demanded a freeze on the practice.
Wilson warns industrial action if bi-weekly pay issues not addressed
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers (BUT) president Belinda Wilson warned of industrial action if government fails to address concerns over the proposed bi-weekly pay schedule.
CV Bethel ‘overcrowded and rat-infested’
TEACHERS at CV Bethel High School are grappling with overcrowded, stiflingly hot classrooms, inoperable bathrooms, and a rodent-infested campus, prompting the government to intervene after a list of complaints, according to Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson.
Wilson criticises consultation between union and govt as ‘always insufficient’
THE president of the Bahamas Union of Teachers, Belinda Wilson, criticised the ongoing consultation and collaboration between the union and the Ministry of Education, calling it “always insufficient” and saying that the union has seen no documentation on school repairs.
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