Sign CBA in one month or face fresh strike, lecturers tell government
Lecturers expressed frustration over delays in receiving a financial counter-offer.
University lecturers have warned the government that if a 2025-2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is not signed within a month, they will begin a seven-day strike notice. The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has expressed frustration over the lack of a financial counter-offer and the delays in concluding negotiations.
The union's Secretary-General, Constantine Wasonga, stated that they have given the Inter Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) and the government exactly one month to negotiate, sign, register, and implement the agreement. If the deadline is not met, the union will issue a strike notice. Dr. Wasonga highlighted the challenges faced by public universities, including the absence of a 2025-2029 CBA, underfunding, inadequate staffing, excessive workloads, and failure to adhere to retirement-age provisions.
He accused the IPUCCF and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) of stalling negotiations by sending representatives who are not committed to collective bargaining. The union also rejected the possibility of financing CBAs through student fees and called for budget estimates from the Ministry of Education and National Treasury before negotiations begin.
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