Public University lecturers all over the country have threatened to go on a sit-down strike very soon. They said they will strike if the government fails to implement the presidential directive of enhancing salaries of academic staff in the institutions. In a letter dated April 25, the University Professional and Academic Staff Union (UPASU) addressed the Minister of Public Service. ...
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Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader, Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye has said that the recent teachers strike over poor pay should not have been led by them. It instead should have been parents of the learners leading the charge. This is because teachers are so important to the upbringing of these learners. “A fight for the teachers’ welfare should ...
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The National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has come out to reveal why government and President Museveni are bent on ‘demoralizing’ Arts teachers. While addressing the recent arts teachers’ strike over salary increment, the ‘Kyarenga‘ Hit maker said that Museveni is afraid of Arts. This is because they might produce another Bobi Wine to terrorize ...
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Schools are still battling with low turn-up of students. This is after teachers met the president on Monday and decided to call off their strike and go back to school. The teachers had laid down their tools for close to four weeks. This prompted many government-aided schools to close down because nothing was going on in school. The fact that ...
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Nakawa west MP Hon Joel Ssenyonyi has said that Uganda has a lot of money but the only problem is those in power who mishandle it. His comments were in regards to the recent meeting of teachers and President Museveni. The Arts teachers under UNATU had for almost a month held a sit-down strike. They vowed not to go back ...
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