KNUT Calls Off Strike. KNUT Calls Off Strike, As KUPPET Vow To Abandon Traitors
KNUT Calls Off Strike. The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has called off a looming teachers strike that was scheduled for Monday, August 26.
After the KNUT National Executive Council (NEC) met for the entire day on Sunday, the union decided to end the strike while continuing to negotiate with the government.
Because we have started taking care of the outstanding issues administratively, the NEC has decided to withdraw the strike action notice that was set to expire at midnight on August 25, 2024, today, August 25, 2024.
We direct our teachers to return to work on Monday, August 26, 2024, in light of the most recent developments,” KNUT declared in a statement that was signed by Collins Henry Oyuu, its secretary general.
The union noted that in making its decision, it took into account all available choices about the current situation’s changes as well as the degree of dedication shown by the government, TSC, and the teaching profession to advancing the cause of education.
KNUT stated that it feels there is good will to meet the demands made by the union, even though it is not convinced by some of the actions taken by the government and TSC to address urgent problems.
Among these demands were the following: the immediate implementation of the second phase of the 2021–2025 amended CBA signed by TSC and KNUT; the immediate remittance of the third-party deductions accrued to their respective organizations; the permanent employment of 46,000 junior secondary school teachers; and the promotion of 130,000 teachers.
In the talks with TSC, KNUT noted that the teacher’s employer had, among other things, promoted 51,232 instructors, sent in the third-party deductions, and was in the midst of putting the revised CBA into effect.
Although KNUT has decided to end the strike while they pursue the unfulfilled requests, they are not entirely persuaded by the TSC’s responses.
“In the interim, we want to reassure our members that the union is dedicated to finding a solution to this failure.”
