The Belize National Teachers Union is a national union of
education
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...
professionals based in
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
. 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
The Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) is a federation of teaching trade unions in the Caribbean. Its affiliated unions are:
* Anguilla Teachers Union
* Antigua & Barbuda Union of Teachers
* Bahamas Educators Managerial Union
* Bahamas Union ...
and the
National Trade Union Congress of Belize
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize is a central trade union representing workers in Belize. The NTUCB is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation and the Caribbean Congress of Labor. The NTUCB is an umbrella organizatio ...
.
Trade unions in Belize
Education in Belize
Caribbean Congress of Labour
Education trade unions
Trade unions established in the 1960s
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