Strike looms as Knut tells State to prepare for 'an epic battle'

KNUT Secretary General (right) and Chairman Mudzo Nzili. (Photo: Willis Awandu/Standard)

Teachers will be asked by their officials tomorrow to approve a nationwide strike next month to press for higher pay, promotion of 53,000 tutors and recruitment of 40,000 others.

Demands for a post graduate scheme of service for teachers with Masters and PhD qualifications, reversal of a Government directive to abolish ranking of schools and candidates after national examinations and implementation of a report on secondary school fees are among the resolutions to be considered.