Teachers strike, Doctors strike and now University Dons to strike!

[Dr. Job]

University staff to go on strike in a week over pay

Universities Staff Academic Union (Uasu) and Kenya University Staff Union (Kusu) officials addressing journalists at Chester House on January 12, 2017. PHOTO | FAITH NYAMAI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Public university lectures and workers have issued a seven day strike notice saying they will go on strike if their demands are not met.

Universities Staff Academic Union (Uasu) and Kenya University Staff Union (Kusu) officials issued the strike notice Thursday over failure by the government to implement the 2013-2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Uasu National Secretary General Constantine Wasonga and KUSU Secretary General Charles Mukhwaya said the industrial action will involve all members in 33 public universities.

Dr Mukhwaya said the last time university workers were awarded a salary increase was in 2010.

The two unions claim the government is not committed to talks.

The two unions issued the notice a day after talks between them and the universities’ management collapsed.

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Univer...eek-over-pay/1056-3514830-14cgo4yz/index.html

 

[Dr. Job]

University staff set to issue seven-day strike

Kenya National Union of Teachers Secretary-General Wilson Sossion (left) with Kenya University Staff Union Secretary-General Charles Mukhwaya during a press conference in Nairobi on January 8, 2017. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

In Summary

• Universities Staff Academic Union (Uasu) and Kenya university staff union (Kusu) said the government was not committed to the talks.
• Dr Mukhwaya said they will only reconsider their position if the government offers them a counter proposal insisting that they are not ready to be taken around corners

Learning in public universities is set to be paralysed after talks between workers and the management collapsed on Wednesday.

Universities Staff Academic Union (Uasu) and Kenya university staff union (Kusu) said the government was not committed to the talks.

“We held a meeting today with a team of negotiators led by University of Nairobi Deputy Vice-chancellor Isaac Mbeche. Unfortunately they came without any counter proposal. We cannot engage them anymore and on Thursday, we are officially going to issue a seven-day strike notice,” said Kusu Secretary-General Charles Mukhwaya.

He said their focus was to restructure payment structures in universities moving away from a per cent increase demand.

“We are focused on a harmonised structure since we have a lot of injustices where a senior lecturer in some cases earn less than a lecturer,” said Dr Mukhwaya.

Prof Mbeche had been appointed by public universities to lead the talks.

Dr Mukhwaya said they will only reconsider their position if the government offers them a counter proposal insisting that they are not ready to be taken around corners.

Talks to avert university staff strike collapse

 

[MK254]

Hehehe!! Dr. Job Alai welcome back man, it's that time of the season again, I hope mna bajeti mzuri ya mapropaganda na all sort of negativity on the country maana the last time you were here during the elections za 2013 you didn't utilise vizuri. Anyway tutawavumilia hadi tuonane tena 2022 baada ya wewe kuibuka 2017

 

[Sammuel999]

Country grinding to a halt
Over Borrowin
Corruption
Cash crunch and incompetency

 

[Dr. Job]

Hehehe!! Dr. Job Alai welcome back man, it's that time of the season again, I hope mna bajeti mzuri ya mapropaganda na all sort of negativity on the country maana the last time you were here during the elections za 2013 you didn't utilise vizuri. Anyway tutawavumilia hadi tuonane tena 2022 baada ya wewe kuibuka 2017

Thanks for the welcome and by the way who is Alai?

Meanwhile what negativity are you talking about......Doctors are still on strike and the Indians rejected the drunkards overtures to outsource this noble profession.

Over to you.

 

[Dr. Job]

Country grinding to a halt
Over Borrowin
Corruption
Cash crunch and incompetency

...and the Chupilee apologists cant see this.