And so what does PSU's strike entail? Striking teachers are putting little to no effort to attend online classes and have stopped going to physical classes altogether. But, many teachers remain on the job - though precise numbers are hard to come by.
And, as we told you top, government offices were still open today - meaning that not every public officer is on strike - most likely far from at - there are, after all, over 15 thousand of them.
So what does the public strike really mean on the ground? We asked the APSSM president Sharon Frazer more about their first day of strike action.
Sharon Frazer, President, APSSM
"I cannot tell you that all the government offices is closed because it's not every member of the public service is a member of the PSU, not that they don't have a right, so even if they're not members of PSU, they still have a right to show solidarity, to come out, to participate, to let the world and Belize know what they're position is in relation to what it is that we're asking for."
