Belize National Teachers Union
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The Belize National Teachers Union is a national union of education
professionals based in Belize
. It was formed from a merger of two similar unions in the 1960s. The Teachers Union has gotten into several confrontations with national governments over cost of living increases versus salaries and benefits.
It is affiliated with the Caribbean Union of Teachers
.
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
professionals based in Belize
Belize
Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...
. It was formed from a merger of two similar unions in the 1960s. The Teachers Union has gotten into several confrontations with national governments over cost of living increases versus salaries and benefits.
It is affiliated with the Caribbean Union of Teachers
Caribbean Union of Teachers
The Caribbean Union of Teachers is a federation of teaching trade unions in the Caribbean. Its affiliated unions are:* Anguilla Teachers Union* Antigua & Barbuda Union of Teachers* Bahamas Union of Teachers* Barbados Secondary Teachers Union...
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