Sometime this year, an umbrella union bringing together civil servants and teachers sent a seven-page document to political parties demanding answers to a number of questions relating to workers.
The questionnaire by the Trade Union Congress of Kenya (TUC-K) sought responses from parties on a myriad of issues relating to workers. TUC-K is an umbrella union that boasts a membership of 500,000 workers. It brings together members of Union of Kenya Civil Servants (UKCS), teachers unions, Kenya’s University Academic Staff Union (Uasu), Kenya University Staff Union (Kusu) and dockworkers.