By The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has announced an indefinite strike, citing delays in the disbursement of outstanding arrears of allowances owed to its members.
In a statement dated June 3, CETAG highlighted that the research allowances for its members are in arrears. Additionally, the government has reportedly ignored a directive from the National Labour Commission (NLC) to settle these payments.
“NLC and the Ministry of Education have denied CETAG members what is due us based on the Compulsory Arbitration Award issued on 2nd May 2023 in violation of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana which makes it obligatory for all state institutions to respect the rule of law.”
CETAG further stated that the salary of the national president of the association has been frozen since August 2023, and some of its members have also experienced delays in payment without any justifiable cause.
CETAG has made it clear that the strike will persist until its concerns are properly addressed.
“We wish to state unequivocally that the union shall no longer countenance any further violations of our rights as workers by any authority under the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. Therefore, we implore the NLC, the Ministry of Education and FWSC to uphold the Constitution of Ghana and the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).
“The union wishes to affirm our decision to proceed on strike by notifying our Employer that we will not call off our strike action until all the outstanding Compulsory Arbitration Awards and related concerns raised in this notice are settled through payments to our members.”
