The Senior Staff Association of Universities in Ghana has declared an indefinite strike today, Wednesday July, 13 2022, in protest of the 20% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA).
They also want the government to pay their accrued interest on tier two pension arrears from 2016 to 2021.
In a statement to the media, the Association’s National Chairman, Isaac Donkoh, urged members to withdraw their services until they receive positive feedback from the government.
“Today, the Senior Staff of Public Universities will address you. I want to make this clear to all our workers. With this particular strike, we will not exempt any staff. Teaching staff, you are going home. Principal staff, you are going home. Drivers, you are going home.
“Yesterday they threatened to freeze our salaries [if we embark on strike] and we will tell them we are capable [of declaring the strike]. We have said if we do not hear anything positive from them, we will lay down our tools. We are demanding 20 percent COLA and nothing else,” Mr. Donkoh said.
The Association has also claimed that the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has threatened to withhold all salaries if the strike is announced.
