The Solomon Islands National Teachers Association says it is willing to take a more lenient approach to the government, as long as the government withdraws any legal threat to the union.
The government says the unions nationwide strike action is illegal, as it had referred the matter to the Trade Dispute Panel which had asked teachers not to go on strike.
SINTA's president, Sampson Faisi, says after meeting with the unions legal advisor it will soften it's approach to the government, as long as it withdraws it's referral to the panel.
He says the union is now asking that the two parties come up with an official timeline for when teachers can expect payment of arrears owing, which must be in writing and signed, and must be paid before June.
But Mr Faisi adds it's unfair for the government to claim the strike is illegal.
"It is the government that is illegally dealing with this issue. It wants to use this trade dispute panel so that it can tell the world and the nation that the teachers strike is illegal, in actual fact it's the dealing with the teachers that is illegal. Because they don't respect what they have passed in February last year."
Sampson Faisi says the government is using the legal system to give further injustice to the teachers.
