Public University Unions Put Intended Strike On Hold

The four public university unions have “postponed” their intended industrial action.

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH), and the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) served notice of their intention to embark on a strike a few weeks ago during a press conference.

The industrial action was to protest against the government’s decision to vary agreed conditions of service “in the face of hostile economic conditions”.

The strike was to begin today, October 13, 2022, but the unions have notified the public about its decision to put it on hold following an intervention from the National Labour Commission (NLC).

The unions in a joint statement dated October 13, said it met with the NLC and representatives of the Employer yesterday and concluded that the unions meet with the employer to deliberate on their terms of payment on Friday and Monday.

“After the deliberations, the Commission directed the Employer should hold a meeting with the Labour Unions on Friday 14th October 2022 and Monday 17th October 2022 to “discuss the terms of payment and other related matters. The parties are to report back to the Commission on Wednesday, 19th October 2022 at 3 pm”, the unions said.

It added, “as a result, of this development, we write to communicate to you that the intended strike action of all University Labour Unions in the public universities of Ghana, which was to commence from today 13th October 2022, has been postponed for the meeting with the Employer to take place”.

It noted that it will communicate another date for the strike action if the meeting with the government fails to yield the expected result.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini