Frustration is bubbling over at UB, where faculty and staff say they’ve waited long enough, ten years, to be exact, for a long-promised salary adjustment. Now, they’re calling for a nine percent raise, and they’re pointing fingers at the government for not following through on its pledge to boost the university’s subvention. Prime Minister John Briceño says he’s watching the situation closely, but will that translate into action? We put that question directly to him.
Prime Minister John Briceño
“I have to wait. On Tuesday the minister of education will give us a report and then we will see what is their recommendation.”