REPORT: UCC's Gharib blames all politicians for disrupting work of public institutions

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13-05-2014 | 04:55
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REPORT: UCC's Gharib blames all politicians for disrupting work of public institutions
The head of the UCC, Hanna Gharib dubbed the delay in passing the series of ranks and salaries a coup against public institutions.

In a protest held in Hamra on Tuesday, Gharib accused all politicians of disrupting the work of public institutions, stressing that the UCC is taking escalatory measures so that teachers would not have to resort to leaving official exams uncorrected.

Gharib called on all public sector employees to participate in Wednesday’s strike to reject taxes that may be imposed on Lebanese citizens and to urge the parliament to pass the new wage scale.

The UCC, a coalition of private and public school teachers and public sector employees, also called for massive participation in the march in an attempt to exert pressure on the parliament to pass the new wage scale.      

It resumed its movements a couple of weeks ago 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.   

 
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 watch Foutoun Raad's report, please click on the VIDEO above



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