The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has declared an indefinite strike in response to delays in the payment of outstanding arrears of allowances owed to its members.
In a statement dated June 3, CETAG highlighted that research allowances for its members remain unpaid, accusing the government of blatantly ignoring a directive from the National Labour Commission (NLC) to settle these payments.
“The NLC and the Ministry of Education have denied CETAG members what is due to us based on the Compulsory Arbitration Award issued on May 2, 2023. This is a violation of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, which mandates all state institutions to uphold the rule of law,” the statement read.
Additionally, CETAG revealed that the national president’s salary has been frozen since August 2023, and several other members have not been paid without any justified reason.
CETAG emphasized that the strike will continue until their concerns are fully addressed. “We wish to state unequivocally that the union shall no longer tolerate any further violations of our rights as workers by any authority under the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. We implore the NLC, the Ministry of Education, and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (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,” the statement concluded.
CETAG calls on the relevant authorities to act swiftly to resolve the issues and restore the rights and benefits of its members.
