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An indefinite strike has been declared with immediate effect by the Federation of Universities Senior Staff (FUSSAG) and the Senior Staff Association of Public Universities in Ghana (SSA-UoG).
They are taking this action because they believe the government is showing complete disdain for their well-being.
This action is a response to a number of issues, including the purported illegal cancellation of their overtime allowance and the government’s alleged neglect of pension-related issues.
Isaac Donkoh, the National Chairman of SSA-UoG, emphasized that the government should be held accountable for any consequences that result from their decision during a press conference on Wednesday, January 17, at the University of Ghana in Accra.
“As leadership, we are forced to declare indefinite strike action. The reason is that the government has failed to release our tier 2 pension to our fund managers since February 2023. So we are asking the government to as a matter of urgency release all the outstanding arrears to our fund managers and also pay the accrued interest with a three percent interest rate.”
“We are also again asking the government to do a recalculation on the accrued interest between the years 2010 and 2016 as we all agreed on July 25th 2022. We are also asking the government as a matter of urgency to pay all outstanding arrears to our staff who are on pension from 2020 to 2023. Then, lastly, we are calling on the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to withdraw the letter dated 7th November and 20th November respectively.”
“On this note, we are, therefore, directing our rank and file to stay at home until further notice. From today, nobody should go to work until further notice,” he concluded.
Read the full statement below:
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
