Schools reopen for business today after teachers called off their industrial action.
In his meeting with the teachers` leadership countrywide, President Museveni is quoted to have said that whereas Arts teachers insisted that government should use the available resources to improve their salaries across the board, it is not possible as it does not solve the salary issue.
He said they also provided a position as government and pledged to competitively remunerate workers guided by a science-led strategy, something he says does not mean they have forgotten others.
In a brief press statement last evening, Mr. Philbert Baguma Bates, the Uganda National Teachers` Union, General Secretary said their decision to get back to class was in the interest of the innocent learners as discussions over the same matter among stakeholders continue for a lasting solution.
He said whereas all schools should open for business today, some of the teachers` leaders may delay over travel challenges caused by the long discussion they had with the President. Mr. Philbert speaking………
Mr. Philbert asks teachers to work hard to pick up from where they stopped for the good of the learners. END.