No teachers’ strike for reopening of school Monday

salary increases for 2024. The Union insists that negotiations must surround retroactive pay hikes for the period 2019 – 2023.

The Ministry of Education, however, maintains that there is no fiscal space to cater for increases for the period 2019 -2023. Only increases for 2024, the Education Ministry said, can be discussed.

Outside of these unfolding processes, there is also legal action before the court.

The High Court will Wednesday hear oral arguments about the government’s right to cut striking teachers’ salaries and cease the automatic dedication and transferral of Union dues. Until a decision is handed down, the government cannot pursue either action.