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UPC Calls for Urgent Action on Arts Teachers’ Strike Over Salary Inequities

UPC Calls for Urgent Action on Arts Teachers Strike Over

By Jumah Kakomo The Opposition Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party is calling on all stakeholders to urgently address the ongoing crisis in the education sector, sparked by a nationwide strike by arts teachers protesting unequal pay and broken government promises. The strike, organized by the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU), began on September 15, 2025, and has seen varying levels …

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Equal Opportunities Body Under Fire as Arts Teachers Strike Over Pay – Parrots Media

Eating Own Vomits: Prof. Mushemeza Bows to Teachers, Apologizes Over Controversial Remarks

NATIONAL The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has come under scrutiny over its silence on the continued salary disparities in the public service. The criticisms follow an ongoing nationwide strike by arts teachers in government-aided schools who on Monday laid down their tools after government failed to honour an earlier commitment to raise their salaries of arts teachers in line with …

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