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In response to delays in the disbursement of unpaid allowance arrears owing to its members, the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) leadership has announced an indefinite strike.
The National Labor Commission (NLC) ordered the government to honor the payments, but CETAG noted in a June 3 statement that the members’ research allowances are behind schedule.
“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.”
The association’s national president’s income has been suspended since August 2023, according to CETAG, and some of its members have also not received payments without good reason.
CETAG stated that unless its concerns are resolved, the strike will not be called off.
“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.”
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
