Learners at Gatang secondary and Solomon Mahlangu high schools in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria have been left stranded. This as the COSATU-affiliated teacher union SADTU joins its mother body in a national strike against retrenchments and unemployment. However, in Mamelodi teachers reported for work, started planning to join their striking counterparts. Sonto Makhafola, a member of the Learners Representative Council at Gatang secondary school has pleaded with striking teachers to think about the learners .