Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has resolved to continue with its industrial action despite calls for reconsideration at a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni. Last week, UNATU announced an indefinite strike under the slogan “All Teachers Matter” in their quest for pay equity …
Read More »Parents to pay for school property destroyed in strike
Kaliro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents of St John Comprehensive Secondary School Kaliiro in Lyantonde District have been asked to repair and replace the property that was destroyed in a students’ strike. On Sunday, students held a strike accusing the administration of feeding them poor quality food and high-handedness …
Read More »Teachers lured back to class with PTA allowances
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Secondary and primary schools in different parts of the country are luring teachers to classes with the promise of increasing the Parents, Teachers allowances. At many of the secondary schools that Uganda Radio Network visited, learning was taking place despite calls by the Uganda National …
Read More »Education minister to meet UNATU officials over strike
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Education Janet Museveni has invited Uganda National Teacher’s Union-UNATU officials for dialogue. UNATU declared a nationwide strike at all levels starting Wednesday in their quest for equality and harmonization of salary enhancement among teachers of different subjects, support staff, and school administrators. …
Read More »SALARIES: Mixed reactions after teachers start day 1 of strike
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A strike is underway for teachers under the Uganda National Teachers Union who are protesting the salary enhancements for Science teachers. This follows the government’s decision to increase the salaries of science teachers to the tune of sh4million while the art teachers and those in …
Read More »Tunisia’s judges start week-long strike against president’s dismissal of 57 colleagues
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | The Tunisian Magistrates’ Association (AMT) started Monday a one-week strike in response to the president’s latest decision to sack 57 judges without the possibility of appeal, the country’s private radio station Mosaique FM reported. During the strike, only burial permits and extremely urgent terrorism cases will …
Read More »Nurses, midwives strike illegal: Gov’t
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing nurses and midwives strike is illegal. This is according to the Ministry of Public Service. The ministry’s declaration comes after nurses and midwives under their union, the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council on Tuesday laid down their tools due to government’s failure to …
Read More »Health workers strike paralyses Kitgum Hospital
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Kitgum Government Hospital increasingly struggles with emergency cases due to the ongoing industrial action by a section of health workers, health administrators have retrieved their stethoscopes and white coats to practice what they were originally trained to do – saving lives. The Allied …
Read More »New details emerge on death of Gulu Central High school student
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A week after the death of Gabriel Rwotomiya 17, a senior three-student of Gulu Central High School in Gulu city, new details have emerged on the circumstances that led to his shooting. Rwotomiya was found dead on a tree branch within the school compound on …
Read More »Gov’t cautions health workers on frequent strikes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has asked all health workers to be more patient and sympathetic to health needs before they strike. The call was made on Thursday in Kampala during a meeting attended by the Minister of health and her counterpart from Public Service. According to the …
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