Teacher Unions Call Off Planned Strike After Meeting With Education Minister

Teacher unions have called off their threatened strike action after a meeting with the Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, to address concerns over salary scale placement.

The unions agreed to suspend the industrial action following assurances and concrete measures agreed upon at the meeting held on August 31, 2026.

Among the key resolutions was that teachers would not be required to travel to their respective District Education Offices to submit payslips for the purpose of salary-scale placement.

It was further agreed that close to 80,000 teachers would be appropriately placed on their correct salary scales as part of the process.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is expected to provide the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department with the requisite data to facilitate the necessary adjustments and payments to affected teachers.

The Ministry of Education expressed appreciation to the leadership of the teacher unions for their constructive engagement and commitment to resolving the matter in the interest of Ghana’s education system and, most importantly, the welfare of teachers.

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