- 3 Teacher unions ended their week-long strike over poor working conditions.
- The National Labour Commission urged teachers to return to the negotiating table, and their unions agreed.
- Teachers are demanding a better Scheme of Service, a Collective Agreement, and an end to last-minute school calendar changes.
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana (CCT-GH) have initiated an industrial strike due to what they perceive as inadequate working conditions. They attribute this action to the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service’s failure to improve these conditions. The teachers’ concerns include the lack of a suitable Scheme of Service and Collective Agreement, frequent changes in the school calendar without consulting teachers, inefficient distribution of laptops, and some teachers having their salaries blocked by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
In response to this announcement, both the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and the National Labour Commission (NLC) criticized the strike and urged the teachers to return to negotiations.
Today, the President of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana, King Ali Awudu, emphasized the importance of their employers promptly addressing the unions’ concerns. He stated, “As law-abiding citizens and out of respect for the court, we hereby call off the strike that began on March 20, 2024. We urge all our members and teachers in pre-tertiary education in this country to resume work immediately.”
He continued, “We urge the employers, led by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, to begin negotiations this afternoon, April 2, 2024, so that we can expedite the process and reach a resolution to prevent similar occurrences in the future.”
