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Puerto Rico teachers await $90.4M owed salary adjustments four months after announcement

Teachers union demands official payment timeline for delayed $90.4 million salary adjustments.

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Asociación de Maestros president Víctor Manuel Bonilla Sánchez stated on Monday that Governor Jenniffer González Colón must fulfill her June 22 promise to pay $90.4 million in retroactive Carrera Magisterial wages to 5,850 teachers. [1][3] Governor Jenniffer González announced on June 22 that $90.4 million had been allocated for back salary adjustments owed to 5850 active and retired teachers under the Teacher Career Law. [2] Asociación de Maestros legal advisor Edgardo Pabón stated that additional legal actions against the government have not been ruled out to secure the payments. [4] Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés stated that his department had completed all required payment calculations and was coordinating with the budget office on the disbursement process. [5] AMPR sent a formal written request for a payment schedule to the budget office on October 26, and received no response after the requested five day deadline. [6] Four months have passed since the Governor's June 22 payment announcement, and no public payment timeline has been provided to teachers. [7] Orlando Rivera Berríos, director of the Office of Management and Budget, stated on August 14 that a full audit of the funds must be completed before requesting authorization from the Fiscal Oversight Board. [8]
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  1. Asociación de Maestros president Víctor Bonilla Sánchez stated on Monday that no response had been received to an October 26 letter requesting a payment schedule for $90.4 million in teacher salary adjustments. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  2. Governor Jenniffer González announced on June 22 that $90.4 million had been allocated for back salary adjustments owed to 5850 active and retired teachers under the Teacher Career Law. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  3. Asociación de Maestros president Víctor Manuel Bonilla Sánchez stated on Monday that Governor Jenniffer González Colón must fulfill her June 22 promise to pay $90.4 million in retroactive Carrera Magisterial wages to 5,850 teachers. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  4. Asociación de Maestros legal advisor Edgardo Pabón stated that additional legal actions against the government have not been ruled out to secure the payments. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  5. Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés stated that his department had completed all required payment calculations and was coordinating with the budget office on the disbursement process. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  6. AMPR sent a formal written request for a payment schedule to the budget office on October 26, and received no response after the requested five day deadline. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  7. Four months have passed since the Governor's June 22 payment announcement, and no public payment timeline has been provided to teachers. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  8. Orlando Rivera Berríos, director of the Office of Management and Budget, stated on August 14 that a full audit of the funds must be completed before requesting authorization from the Fiscal Oversight Board. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
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