LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS ANNOUNCE INDUSTRIAL ACTION OVER PAY DISPARITIES

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The Uganda Local Government Workers’ Union (ULGWU) has declared a nationwide industrial action set to commence at midnight on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, citing unresolved salary disparities.

In a notice dated September 17, 2025, addressed to the Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet, the union said it had exhausted all avenues of engagement with government but received no satisfactory response.

“ULGWU has variously engaged government on the issue of salary disparities and the urgent need for salary enhancement for all local government workers as opposed to selective salary enhancements that has caused polarization and demoralization,” the union stated.

The union explained that petitions had been presented to the Ministry of Public Service, the Prime Minister, and the Speaker of Parliament, but all efforts had yielded nothing.

“This is a protected industrial action backed by the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda and international legal instruments to which Uganda is a signatory,” the notice reads, warning that intimidation, harassment, or victimization of members during the strike would be unlawful.

ULGWU urged government to rise to the occasion, arguing that local government workers are key implementers of the ruling regime’s manifesto. The union called on Cabinet and Parliament to use their budgetary powers to ensure salary enhancements for all local government workers.

Should the union stick to their threats, this will have followed in the footsteps of arts teachers and their TVET counterparts who started their industrial action early this month over similar demands.