By Staff Reporter
SCHOOL teachers in Bulawayo have launched a new union claiming the existing ones were no longer serving the educators’ best interests.
The new union, Educators Union of Zimbabwe (EUZ) was formed by some disgruntled teachers who accuse colleagues within existing unions of abandoning their mandate and dabbling in national politics.
The new teachers’ group also accuses the unions of using the plight of suffering teachers to advance political ambitions.
They further say that some union leaders have since left the profession but continued leading teachers.
EUZ Interim secretary general, Justin Murema said the new union was apolitical and solely formed to champion teachers’ issues.