It's not yet over🔥.Arts Teachers to Resume Strike Over Salary Increment Delay

Screenshot captured of the UPHTU’s letterArts and Humanities teachers may start again industrial action if the government fails to to take action on presidential directives on salary harmonization and welfare commitments in the ongoing 2026/2027 to 2030/2031 budgeting process, the Uganda Professional Humanities Teachers’ Union (UPHTU) has warned.In a March 11th, 2026 letter, addressed to the Minister of Public Service, the union noted with concern that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development did not allocate any funds for Arts and Humanities teachers during the current budget planning. The issue emerged during an interministerial meeting held on March 10, 2026, at the Ministry of Public Service boardroom, chaired by the Permanent Secretary, UPHTU’s president, Akello Teopista, said.The union reminded the government of resolutions made at a meeting held at State House, Entebbe, on June 30, 2025.