As the new contract doesn’t bring back the defined-benefit pension plan that got frozen nearly ten years ago, it does improve the matching contributions for employees’ 401(k) plans. The average yearly salary for machinists is expected to jump from $75,608 to $119,309 over the course of the contract.
In an equitable society, everyone should have equal access to these government institutions to allow equal competition but to also limit interference with these institutions.
The 11th parliament of Uganda, sitting in Gulu City, has granted leave to Richard Lumu, the Democratic Party MP for Mityana South, to present a private member’s bill, allowing all opposition MPs to participate in the election of their Leader of Opposition and Chief Opposition Whip.
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has upheld the government’s initiative to hold the regional sittings of Parliament in the four regions of the country.
The former Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga, has welcomed the high court’s decision to uphold the service award of UGX. 1.7 billion given to four parliamentary commissioners, asserting that it vindicated his team’s stance that it was legally sanctioned.
MPs from Northern Uganda have expressed strong disapproval of the Leader of Opposition's announcement to boycott the upcoming Regional Parliament sittings scheduled to begin in August 2024 in Gulu City.
Construction of the long-overdue Lubowa International Specialized Hospital has commenced following pressure from the Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi.
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