Malabver vows to address concerns of disgruntled JTA clerical staff

 

President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), Mark Malabver, is seeking to assure that outstanding issues affecting clerical staff at the union are now being treated as a matter of urgency, following reports that workers became restive while on duty on Friday morning. 

 

The workers are reportedly unhappy over outstanding payments. 

 

Speaking with reporters in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday, Mr. Malabver said he is actively addressing the matter, noting that the issues predate his administration. 

 

"There are some outstanding matters that I gather that we need to treat with expeditiously. Those matters that have been outstanding for a while, and it has now gotten to a level that clearly demands my attention. That matter preceded me as president; it has been outstanding for a couple of years now, I gather. So we will have to treat with it going forward," he pledged.

 

Mr. Malabver acknowlegded that the clerical staff are "quite within their right to be restive", as he reiterated his assurance that he will seek to address the matter "in the coming days".