SBSSU teaching staff stage protest over long-pending pay scale revision
Ferozepur, September 16, 2024: The teaching staff of Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University (SBSSU) staged a protest today for one hour from 12 PM to 1 PM, marching from the D Block to the university's main gate while wearing black armbands. The protest was organized by the university’s staff union to express their dissatisfaction with the long-standing delay in the implementation of the pay scale revision for faculty members.
The primary concern is the pay scale revision for the university's teaching staff, which has been pending at the government level since 2016. This unresolved issue has caused growing frustration among both teaching staff, who are now demanding immediate action from the authorities.
The Engineering College Teachers' Association (ECTA) has shown strong solidarity with the protest and announced that it will continue for a week. If the government fails to implement the long-overdue pay scale revision, the protest is expected to escalate next week.
Similar demonstrations are being organized at technical universities and colleges across Punjab from today, as staff members collectively push for their demands to be met.
Dr Dapinder Deep Singh President, Dr Tajeet Singh Vice President, Dr Sunny Behal, General Secretary,l Dr Rakesh Kumar, Treasurer, Dr Rajiv Arora, Dr Vaishali Goyalo and Munish Kumar Members – the union leaders are hopeful that the government will soon resolve the matter, bringing much-needed relief to the university's workforce.