Copperbelt University workers to down tools, reject K550 salary increase across board

Copperbelt university staff have announced that they will stage a work stoppage in protest of management’s K550 increment across the board.

The three unions namely; Senior Administrative and Technical Staff Union(CUSATSA ), Copperbelt University Academics Union (CUAU) and Copperbelt University and Allied Workers Union (CBUAW ) resolved to down tools.

This is according to a letter addressed to management accessed by Zambia Monitor on Friday.

The letter stated that the three unions had unanimously resolved to down tools on account of the recent award of K550 across board for all categories of staff.

“We will also down tools in protest of management’s failures to avail the union executives what was submitted to the emoluments commission as response to the union’s demand considering CBU is public institution,” the letter reads .

They had maintained in the letter that the resolution would remain in effect until management gives a reasonable offer to the unions which reflected the prevailing economic conditions.

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