UASU Demands CBA Implementation Amid National Strike
Maseno, Kenya – September 18, 2024 The University Academic Staff Union (UASU) has called for a nationwide strike, effectively paralyzing learning in public universities across the country. The strike, which commenced today, has seen lecturers and academic staff down their tools in protest of delayed salary reviews, poor working conditions, and what they term as the government’s failure to honour a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) reached in 2021. The strike, which affects over 30 public universities, has thrown the academic calendar into disarray, leaving tens of thousands of students in limbo as they prepare for examinations and project submissions. This latest industrial...
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