Members of the Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have resolved not to call off their strike despite the National Labour Commission (NLC) ruling that their action was illegal.
“Members resolved that they wont call off the strike until their demands have been met,” a statement issued after an emergency meeting by UTAG on Monday, January 17 said among other things.
The NLC had ruled that the strike by the Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is illegal.
This was after a meeting with the labour unions and the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations was held on Thursday, January 13.
After the meeting, Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Bright Wireku Brobbey told journalists that the government is expecting the unions to do the needful.
“In the spirit of transparency and very mutual respect for them, they have assured them that whatever allowance is due them because they were captured in the 2022 budget January they are going to be paid. Therefore the Commission has directed that they go and call off the strike immediately.
“This is something that is good for Ghana expecting that schools had just reopened, parents had just seen of their wards to the various institution. I am glad that CETAG has also been asked so let us expect that they do the needful and then we have peace.”
He added ” The National Labour Commission is a state institution. Indeed if labour institutions are litigating there must be somebody to arbitrate. This is the legally mandated institution, they have heard us and they have issued their directive. It is my expectation that UTAG will also call off their striker.”
UTAG also embarked on their action Monday, January 10
Source: 3news.com