Three Teacher Unions and Cocoa carriers have declared a strike over what they describe as a poor condition of service, failure of Government to pay allowances and are demanding for increment in salaries.
Non-teaching staff of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) in the Ghana Education Service (GES) have withdrawn their services over non-payment of their Continuous Professional Development (CPD) allowances for two years.
Members of the Union include Domestic Bursars, Matrons, Cooks, Pantry Hands, Labourers, Cleaners, Administrators, Accountants, Librarians, Logistics and Supply Officers, and Internal Auditors.
But the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), suspended its industrial action following a meeting with the government over their concerns and a committee has been set up to deliberate on their grievances.
Also, Members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana have withdrawn teaching service starting Thursday, January 6 and entreated all of its members to comply with this directive.
This action comes on the heels of, among other things, “The failure by the government to implement the 2017-2020conditiosn of service as agreed,” a statement said.
In addition, the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced a strike beginning from January 10th, 2022.
UTAG is demanding better conditions of service and an increment in salaries of university lecturers.
Speaking to the Secretary of the University of Ghana UTAG, Professor Ransford Gyampo said they will continue to press on till they are given what is due them.
In a related development, Cocoa carriers are currently demonstrating in Kumasi over nonpayment of salary and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
According to them, From 4 to 5 years now, their salaries have not been increased and only 62 pesewas given to them for almost 4 years per bag so the workers are demanding for right now is either CMC pays them or increase the bag to ¢1.
Moreso, The Certified Registered Anaesthetists (CRAs) have said they cannot provide anaesthesia services across the country
effective 1st January, 2022 because members do not hold license to practice.
“The GACRA submitted another letter in relation to the above subject matter on the 20th of December, 2021, with a directive from the National Labour Commission (NLC) in a letter dated the same day and also a directive from the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR), have all not received any attention.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom/Kofi Atakora
