The Apex Council, umbrella body for all government employees and teachers union are at loggerheads over the next course of action in light of continued deadlock with their employer who appear not keen to increase their salaries to match their demands.

Commenting in the Newsday yesterday, Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) said teachers would go on strike starting next week.

Their position is against what the Apex Council which shelved the industrial action to give room for dialogue.

Cecilia Alexander, the Apex Council boss said going on strike at the moment was risky as their action would be hijacked by political parties.

Zimta chief executive officer Sifiso Ndlovu said teachers would go on strike starting next week and than no amount of intimidation would be tolerated.

“What our colleagues are doing is rubbish. Its shows that they are not membership driven when it comes to labour issues, instead, serve their selfish interest. We are going on strike starting February 5 and we have followed the law,” Ndlovu said.

PTUZ Secretary General, Raymond Majongwe said they were accused of being agents of “opposition and some donors” who are fuelling destabilisation in the country.

“We are talking about incapacitation here. We are talking about not being able to send our children to school because we do not have money. But we are ashamed that some of our members are busy talking the intelligence language of government, it is bad,” Majongwe said.