Government Initiates Talks With KNUT To Stop The Looming Teachers Strike

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KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion
KNUT Secretary General Wilson Sossion

The government has initiated talks with the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) in an attempt to stop the looming teachers strike.

Labour CS Simon Chelugui announced that they were in talks with the union’s leaders, led by Secretary-General Wilson Sossion.

On Saturday, November 28, Chelugui said he had high hopes that the negotiations would be successful. However, he urged all labour unions to settle for better leaders in 2021 to improve the relationship with the government.

“I have already issued a circular to all unions to conduct their elections next year. We want to do a credible mass election so that the process and outcome of that election can give us the best leadership of our labour movements,” he stated.

Sossion wants the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to pay the salaries of more than 150,000 teachers. He gave the commission three weeks to begin their Collective Bargain Agreement (CBA) negotiations.

The Secretary-General stated that the 2017-2021 negotiations should be concluded before the 2021-2023 negotiations begins.

 

 

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