The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) have called off their strike after a meeting with the inter-ministerial committee.
UASU and KUSU on Thursday, September 26, called the strike off after signing a return-to-work formula.
“The Union shall immediately call off the industrial action upon the execution of this Agreement. As a result, the Employer shall withdraw unconditionally the Employment and Labour Relations Cause Number E780 of 2024 and parties shall bear their own costs,” UASU said.
The union also noted that no member of UASU will face victimization or disciplinary action for participating in the said industrial action.
“The Employees, represented by UASU in Public Universities and their Constituent University Colleges, shall collaborate with the Employer to establish a viable plan for recovering any teaching and learning time lost due to the strike,” it added.
At the same time UASU mentioned that the Employer will immediately pay the basic monthly salary at the rates advised by the Government vide the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Grades 13A, 14A and 15A at 7%, and for Grades 10A, 11A and 12A at 10%.
Meanwhile, the Inter-Public Universities Council Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) and UASU will convene by Friday, September 27, to simulate the salary scales for the Financial Year 2023/2024 and Financial Year 2024/2025 which will be implement the salaries of October 2024.
Consequently, the CBA for the cycle of 2021-2025 will cover the last two (2) years of the cycle beginning July 1, 2023.
