The negotiations held between Education Minister Elias Bou Saab and a delegation of the Union Coordination Committee in the presence of the head of the Private Schools Teachers Association, Nehme Mahfoud failed to reach consensus over the pending issues.
This comes after the committee apologized to the minister over what he described as "an insult against him," in reference to statements made by Mahfoud during the sit-in staged by the UCC.
Bou Saab had told LBCI that he will not meet with the committee in the presence of Mahfoud before receiving an apology from the latter.
The UCC is holding an open-ended strike at the ministry of education, urging the parliament to endorse the series of ranks and salaries.
"Official exams will not be held until parliament passes the new wage hike," said Hanna Gharib, a member of the UCC, during Tuesday's sit-in.
Meanwhile, minister Bou Saab told LBCI from parliament that he gave his orders so teachers may enter the ministry, expressing his hope that they stay there so he may discuss with them the upcoming stage.
He also asked students to prepare for their exams, stressing that they will be held on Thursday.
On Monday, Hanna Gharib stressed that the committee is unified and will boycott Lebanon's official exams until the approval of the wage scale.
The Union Coordinating Committee has been on a continuous sit-in calling on the authorities to pass the pay scale, which stipulates a wage hike.
The decision to revive movements came as a result of the failure of the Joint Parliamentary Committees to resolve the dispute on the Value Added Tax in a proposal aimed at securing the funds for the salary scale that was approved by former Prime Minister Najib Mikati's cabinet.
Former PM Mikati's cabinet endorsed the new salary scale for public employees in 2012, ending a long dispute that had triggered several sit-ins and strikes held by the UCC.
Former President Michel Sleiman signed the decree mid-June 2013 and it was referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committees for further examination, however the law was never passed to parliament.
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