The latest concessions will encourage the country's other unions to threaten strike action. In particular, the militant teachers' unions, grouped as the Convention nationale des syndicats du secteur de l'éducation (Conasysed), which represents around 12,000 teachers, began a walkout on April 11th. They went on strike in furtherance of their demands for better pay and conditions-including the restoration of the monthly teaching incentive bonus currently paid annually-in effect a continuation of the strikes that disrupted the start of the school year for two weeks. On this occasion, however, the strike has been less widely observed. Conasysed has been joined for a more limited strike by another teachers' union, the Syndicat national des enseignants et chercheurs (SNEC), albeit for different reasons. SNEC are demanding the reappointment of members suspended from their teaching positions for their involvement in the brief-lived parallel administration of Mr Mba Obame, a demand that is unlikely to be met.