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September 24, 2026
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UASU issues seven-day strike notice over stalled lecturers’ CBA

UASU issues seven-day strike notice over stalled lecturers’ CBA

UASU has issued a seven-day notice for a nationwide lecturers’ strike starting October 2 over the stalled 2025–2029 CBA..

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The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has issued a seven-day strike notice for lecturers nationwide, set to commence at midnight on October 2.

  • The strike is due to the government's failure to honour the Return-to-Work Formula signed on November 5, 2025, and to provide a financial counter-proposal for the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
  • Key organizations involved include the UASU, the Ministry of Education, the National Treasury, and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
  • UASU strongly rejects the government's position that funding for public university lecturers could come from student fees or market-based funding, asserting that academic staff are public officers whose remuneration should be secured from the National Exchequer.

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