At least, four Labour Unions of the public universities in the country have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over issues of their conditions of service.
The unions are the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Tertiary Education Workers Union (TEWU), Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), and the Ghana Association of University Administration (GAUA).
The decision, the union noted in a statement Wednesday, October 5, 2022, was taken after a meeting among leadership held at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA).
The statement reads “Upon further deliberations among the National Leaders, we write to communicate that the intended strike action of all labour unions in the public universities in Ghana takes effect from Thursday, 13 October 2022.”
“This gives the employer and all stakeholders of tertiary education in Ghana one crucial week to reverse the directive that seeks to negatively compromise the Conditions of Service of University Workers.”
The National Leadership of the unions entreated “all members to stay calm and cooperate” and adhered to the directives as the leadership seek to “navigate this trying moment.”
Below is the attached statement
