Terrence Mawawa Masvingo | As Zimbabweans prepare for another two days of total shutdown the Progressive Teachers of Union(PTUZ) has demanded that President Robert Mugabe’s government stop urinating on them by feeding them with unfulfilled promises.
Angered by the inconsistent and delayed salaries as the country’s economy continues to dwindle,the PTUZ said Mugabe’s government had a total disregard of their plight by deliberately ignoring their needs and demands.
PTUZ president Takavafira Zhou said the government had failed dismally failed to consider the plight of the teachers such that there was need for action against Mugabe’s administration.
Zhou said teachers were tired of being taken for granted by Mugabe’s government. “We are tired of a government which urinates on us and make us believe it is raining.What is more infuriating is the recklessness of some ministers who boast of possessing huge sums of money while teachers are suffering.”
“The way the government selectively treats its workers is shocking.The uniformed forces get first preference while teachers continue to suffer,”said Zhou. He described the advance payment of $100 as an insult to teachers. “We are fed up with being treated as second class citizens.We have since discovered that negotiations with the government have not materialised so it is now time to take action.We have been patient for a long time ,our pay dates have been shifted over and over and we have been quiet,”said Zhou.