The Public Service Union (PSU) will be joining the Belize National Teachers’ Union (BNTU) for a joint demonstration on Friday in Belmopan against the Briceño Administration. The demonstration will coincide with the ceremonial opening of the National Assembly. PSU President Dean Flowers told News 5 that the PSU is fully backing the BNTU, citing shared concerns over conditions in the public sector. “The BNTU, PSU, and APSSM are part of what we refer to as the joint union negotiating team, and so the issue or issues that we’re currently facing affect all three associations or bodies,” Flowers stated.
He added, “We will be issuing an official call to our general membership to be at Friday’s rally and demonstration against what we view as injustices against public sector workers by the Briceño Administration.”
Flowers said that PSU’s membership has also requested a “comprehensive plan of action.”
Meanwhile, BNTU President Nadia Caliz addressed the Ministry of Education’s directive that schools remain open. “The Ministry is within its constitutional right… nothing is wrong with that, that comes out every single time we decide to demonstrate or strike,” she said.