Thousands of public employees from across Puerto Rico took to the streets to demand higher salaries and better pensions.
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But at a press conference Monday, Pierluisi raised eyebrows when he said being a teacher, firefighter or any other public employee was not an obligation.Multiple protesters feel insulted amid Gov. Pedro Pierluisi's comments regarding their calling as public employees. “We are here because we have a calling but this calling shouldn’t be punished… this is a community fight,” Colón said.“If we wouldn’t have pressured him and we wouldn’t have marched Friday he wouldn’t have done anything,” Torres told ABC News, referring to a new temporary salary increase that goes into effect on July 1.
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