Reports reaching us indicate that three pre-tertiary education teacher unions are angry about their condition of service as they threaten to go on strike.
According to them, their condition of service is unfavorable as they believe such situations hampering academic activities in schools in the country. Insisting these issues according to the teachers is to blame for the poor quality of education, which reflects in the results of students, especially at the first cycle institutions.
The issues include teaching and learning resources, contact and working hours, upgrading of teachers, and issues regarding promotions.
Not only the above, but the groups also raised concerns about allowances, transfers, signing of performance contracts, and the refusal to appoint teachers in offices as heads and assistant heads of schools.
The teacher unions in question are the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT)
In a statement, the teacher unions said if their concerns are not addressed by the close of September 2021, they will not hesitate to lay down their tools.
“We, the teacher unions are hereby serving notice that if by the close of September 2021, all these issues are not resolved in full by the employer, then we will have no option than to advise ourselves in the best interest of our members within the framework of our collective agreement and the applicable laws of Ghana.”
On the signing of the performance contract, in particular, the groups argued that “this is unacceptable because the unions do not know the details and the implications of the contract. We call on the management of the GES to suspend the signing of the performance contracts until it has been discussed with the unions”.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Joseph Asare