Government Tells Striking Teachers To Resign If Current Terms Don’t Favor Them

June 23, 2022 Uganda news Comments Off on Government Tells Striking Teachers To Resign If Current Terms Don’t Favor Them

The government has ordered striking teachers to resume their work by June 24. Failure to do so, the government will scrap their names off payroll. The development came through a letter to the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) dated June 22, 2022. Catherine Bitarakwate Musingwiire, the Public Service Ministry Permanent Secretary, noted that teachers just like all other government employees ...

Several Government-Aided Schools Close Due to Teacher’s Strike

June 16, 2022 Education Comments Off on Several Government-Aided Schools Close Due to Teacher’s Strike

Several government-aided schools especially in the rural areas have closed due to the ongoing teacher’s strike. Teachers of arts under their umbrella Uganda National Teachers’ Union have decided to put down their tools. The teachers say the government only increased salaries of science teachers and neglected them which is not fair. This has caused a standstill in government aided schools ...