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The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) members’ salaries for August have been frozen by the Controller and Accountant General.
This is in reaction to a letter the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) sent to the CAGD requesting that the stipends for the month of August not be paid to CETAG members due to their ongoing strike.
CETAG members who contacted their banks were met with empty accounts as they confronted the disheartening truth that their paychecks for August had not been credited.
Members are confused and frustrated as they try to figure out how to support their families in light of the current circumstances.
As the pressure on CETAG’s leadership grows, they are trying to find a way forward as everyone waits for the Wednesday meeting of the National Labour Commission.
Fidelis Kamaayi, president of CETAG’s Greater Accra section, clarifies their situation and the way forward.
“We are looking up to what the outcome of Wednesday’s meeting will be. If they are able to implement all five arbitrary awards, then the council will make a decision as to whether to call it off or continue. So, it depends on what will happen on Wednesday,” he said.
The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) began an indefinite strike on August 1st, 2023, to pressure the government to keep its pledge to execute their negotiated terms of employment.
Their decision was a result of the government’s failure to comply with the Arbitral Award Orders of the National Labour Commission (NLC) from May 2, 2023, as well as the negotiated conditions of service.
Prince Obeng-Himah, president of CETAG, emphasized that the NLC must force the Finance Ministry to obey agreements on their conditions of employment and said that they would not budge until they saw complete compliance with the guidelines.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
