Though the government employees have withdrawn their strike after several rounds of talks with the government, the teachers are still unrest.
The teachers’ unions have walked out of the joint press conference of the employees and the government officials the other day and from Tuesday, they are holding protests.
The teachers’ unions have declared that they would continue the agitation claiming that their demands were not conceded.
The unions have given a week-long agitation schedule, which is backed by the contract and outsourcing employees.
While a good number of teachers too claim that they have got a better deal, the leading teachers unions and their leaders want the agitation to continue.
The leading teachers’ unions are affiliated to the Left parties and guided by the Left leadership.
The Left parties have lost their identity in the two successive elections in the state which is forcing them to take advantage of their strength among the teachers.
In a way, their continuation of the called-off agitation is not because justice is not done to them but because of the identity crisis of the Left leaders.
The teachers’ unions are planning for a major show of strength in Vijayawada on February 12, before taking their movement to the next level.
Though the employees’ Joint Action Committee leaders are making all out efforts to carry the teachers along, the Left is not letting the teachers go out of their hands.
It is to be seen how these Left-sponsored teachers’ unions will handle the issue, which is set to go beyond negotiations.
