As World Teachers’ Day approaches on October 5, Jude Bartholomew, President of the Grenada Union of Teachers (GUT), has urged the government to reinstate allowances for school principals that were eliminated following the enforcement of the latest collective bargaining agreement. Bartholomew emphasized the disparity in compensation, noting that principals were previously among the lowest-paid educators, earning less than regular teachers. During a press conference on September 29, 2025, he highlighted that while the union successfully negotiated higher pay grades for principals—elevating primary school principals from Grade H to I and secondary school principals from Grade I to J—the Ministry of Education subsequently removed their allowances. Bartholomew described this move as ‘unjust and unfair,’ calling for the restoration of these benefits in honor of World Teachers’ Day. The GUT plans to commemorate the occasion with an event at St John’s Anglican School on October 3. Additionally, Bartholomew advocated for compensation for teachers serving as acting principals and the payment of seniority allowances to qualified teachers who have completed college and passed three appraisals. He criticized successive administrations for failing to uphold this clause in the collective agreement, stressing that such payments should continue until a new pay structure is established.