“Sixth Pay Commission Arrives. Now give us More Pay!”- DU Teachers
December 20, 2008 – 5:54 pmStrike has become such a common, eh, allow me to say that, “phenomenon” that almost everyone is using it freely these days! Since the arrival of Sixth Pay Commission, the screams of “We want more pay” can be heard in Delhi. This time it’s the Delhi University lecturers who are not only saying this, but acting this too. News is, that around 8000 Delhi University teachers went on an indefinite strike from 15th December 2008 in an appeal to increase their pay under the revised pay commission.
This time the teachers are firm in their approach and say that they won’t resume their duties till they see any positive action from the HRD ministry. Various echoes from teachers sound somewhat like “pay band 3”, “pay band 4”, “why are varsity teachers in lower range”, “include us in the higher range”, blah blah blah . To end the circle and to put it precisely right, everyone is demanding just one thing- “More Pay”. And to cover everything up, teachers use one word for their strike-“unfortunate”. “It is unfortunate that the strike has happened before the announcement.”
Well students, enjoy the break, watch movies, and sing “The weekend is long…like a never ending song…la la la la hmm hmm.”