PUBLIC school teachers in Angola went on an open-ended strike on Monday to demand an increase in salaries in line with inflation, the teachers’ union said. The strike affects primary and secondary schools, as well as university. Inflation was at 49,5% in the first half of 2001, according to the finance ministry. The teachers’ union said the inflation had caused a dramatic drop in purchasing power in Angola, where a university professor earns only about 8 000 kwanzas ($900) a month. The strike will continue until our demands are met,” university teachers’ union president Carlinhos Zassala told reporters. Despite intense negotiations in recent years, the unions and government have never managed to reach a deal on minimum wages for public employees, nor on cost of living adjustments to account for inflation. – AFP