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Teachers threaten crippling strike
02 Sep 2015 at 07:01hrs | Views
TEACHERS' unions have threatened crippling industrial action on schools' opening day next week in a bid to force government to address their concerns, which include working conditions and termination of salaries for more than 3 000 teachers found missing at their workstations during a recent human resources audit conducted by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education.
Government in April embarked on a physical head count of teachers throughout the country in an exercise meant to identify and flush out ghost workers and withheld salaries for 3 000 teachers registered as absent at their respective stations.
Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe president, Takavafira Zhou, told NewsDay that teachers were bracing for a showdown with government when schools open on Tuesday.
The leader of the militant trade union said some teachers were not paid last month due to a "flawed" audit.
Zimbabwe Teachers' Association spokesperson, Daisy Zambuko, said her organisation was planning "something", which she could not divulge, referring further questions to the association's president Richard Gundani.
Gundani could not be reached for comment on his mobile phone.
Government in April embarked on a physical head count of teachers throughout the country in an exercise meant to identify and flush out ghost workers and withheld salaries for 3 000 teachers registered as absent at their respective stations.
Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe president, Takavafira Zhou, told NewsDay that teachers were bracing for a showdown with government when schools open on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe Teachers' Association spokesperson, Daisy Zambuko, said her organisation was planning "something", which she could not divulge, referring further questions to the association's president Richard Gundani.
Gundani could not be reached for comment on his mobile phone.
Source - newsday
