The West Indies Group of University Teachers (WIGUT) has warned that industrial action taken by staff at the St. Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies over lack of pay increases is set to intensify.
Dozens of placard-carrying employees, who are upset at not having received a pay raise since 2014, protested at the campus on Thursday, chanting "nine years we are waiting, we not getting anything".
WIGUT President Dr. Indira Rampersad says they will amp up their action in the weeks to come by restricting their work to only teaching classes.
Dr. Rampersad says there have been several attempts to start the pay negotiation process for the St. Augustine staff but a wage increase offer has not been made, while employees at other UWI campuses have received their due.
In a statement issued Thursday, management of the UWI sought to assure staff that efforts were being made to get their increases, noting that negotiations are ongoing with the government of Trinidad and Tobago.
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