Over 100 members of the Tiruchi zonal chapter of Association of University Teachers Tamil Nadu (AUT), held a demonstration at the District Collectorate premises on Wednesday to express their concerns over pending salaries and employment issues.
“The protest was held to urge the authorities to sanction the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) service and monetary benefits of staff in government aided colleges that have been denied for the past four years. Secondly, despite the fact that teachers who have gone to court and got favourable orders regarding this issue, the Department of Higher Education and the Government have preferred a Special Leave Petition at the Supreme Court, which is coming up for trial on August 1. This exposes the partial attitude of the Government towards teachers,” a senior AUT leader said.
