By Hannah Marion NamukasaThe Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has suspended its month-long industrial action following a temporary understanding with Parliament over salary disparities between science and arts teachers. During a press briefing held Thursday at UNATU headquarters in Kampala, General Secretary Filbert Baguma announced that the strike had been suspended—not ended—for two weeks, allowing Parliament time to address long-standing …
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BREAKING! UNATU Suspends Strike, Takes Salary Fight to Parliament
KAMPALA — The Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) has announced the suspension of its ongoing industrial action, opting instead to take its demands for fair pay to Parliament. In a statement signed by General Secretary Baguma Filbert Bates, the union emphasized that the decision should not be mistaken for surrender, but rather a shift in strategy aimed at achieving lasting …
Read More »GEN SEJUSA TAKES ON M7 OVER TEACHERS’ STRIKE: “Show them love, NOT the hammer! They’re starving, NOT stubborn!”
Former Coordinator of Intelligence Services, Gen. David Sejusa, also known as David Tinyefuza, has made a passionate appeal to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, urging him not to sack striking teachers but to instead listen to their grievances, describing their current living and working conditions as “deplorable and desperate.” In a strongly worded message shared on his official social media platform …
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Read More »UPC Calls for Urgent Action on Arts Teachers’ Strike Over Salary Inequities
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 …
Read More »Equal Opportunities Body Under Fire as Arts Teachers Strike Over Pay – Parrots Media
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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