The Labour Division of the Accra High Court has put an injunction on the strike action by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG).
The court, presided over by Justice Frank Aboadwe Rockson, on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 halted the strike which is currently in its fifth week.
The order from the court follows an application for interlocutory injunction by the National Labour Commission (NLC).
With the orders of the court, UTAG must suspend its strike until the final determination of an application by the NLC, seeking to enforce its orders for UTAG to call off its strike and return to the negotiation table
The UTAG on Monday, January 10, 2022 embarked on an indefinite strike in response to what it describes as “the worsening conditions of service of the university teacher and the failure of the employer in addressing the plight of UTAG members within the agreed timelines.”
They are asking government to restore their 2012 conditions of service, which pegged the monthly income of entry-level lecturers at $2,084.
The Association has complained that the current arrangement has reduced its members’ basic premiums to $997.84.
