Malabver draws battle line over teachersâ pay
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May 8, 2026
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POINT, Hanover â Jamaica Teachersâ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver has vowed that he will not become the leader who accepts the lowest salary increase for the unionâs members in its 62-year history.
âI will not go down in history as being the president that got the least increase,â he said of ongoing wage negotiations with the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service.
Malabver was speaking during Thursdayâs opening session of the JTAâs Helen Stills Professional Development Day at Grand Palladium Hotel located at Point in Hanover. He recounted a cautionary tale of a former JTA head who, instead of securing a raise, âcame back with a deep freezeâ [on salaries].
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