A Struggle that Reveals Who Really the Genuine Friends
We lobbied for our salary teachers last Nov. 14 Friday. We held a sit down strike in the classrooms all over Bacolod and some parts in Negros Occidental. Teachers were in their classrooms wearing red t-shirts as symbols of militancy and protest for inaction of the government to raise teachers' pay to a living wage pay.
Prior to our sit down strike, series of radio interviews and tv interviews were conducted to persuade and inform the teachers. Teacher leader sent letters to principals and supervisors asking their understanding and support.
Now came Friday, the sit down strike day. The day started with another TV interview to teacher leaders in one of the schools in Bacolod. Teachers were wearing red t-shirts. The strike went smoothly . Media people interviewed again the teacher leaders.
At 10AM, some teachers were texting (sending short cellphone message)that their supervisors or principals were pressuring them to change their red t-shirts. Some were put in a list for wearing red t-shirt. Teachers were discouraged to join the sit down strike and the march rally at 4PM.
This actuation of some supervisors and principals angered the teachers. They said that they always cooperated with their education bosses but why in the struggle for salary increase, their bosses abandoned them. If demand for salary increase be realized later, the bosses will also have the biggest pay raise because they have already received higher pay.
This event gave lesson to everyone. Your true friend will be unmasked if the struggle becomes intense and with consequence. That event also separated the boys from men and girls from women. This also show who are the opportunists and who are the traitors.
Nevertheless, teachers are resolved to continue their struggle until the achieve victories because they know that they have nothing to rely on except their own unity.
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