Teachers at the University of Ghana say they are going to stay away from the lecture halls, starting, next week Monday, January 10, 2022, to back their demand for better conditions of service.
Professor Ransford Gyampo, Secretary of the University of Ghana Chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), insists they are going to fight on until they receive what is due them.
According to him, they have communicated the decision to embark on industrial action to the appropriate authorities.
Prof Ransford Gyampo said; “notices, as far as I am concerned, have been sent to all stakeholders about the intention to strike because agreements reached have not been respected.
Timelines agreed upon have not been adhered to.” The University of Ghana Chapter of the UTAG had earlier threatened staying away from work on Monday, January 3, 2021.
The university teachers have been asking for improved conditions of service and upwards adjustment of their salaries.
Although the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has agreed to the government’s proposed payment of US$1,600 research allowance to their members, the University of Ghana Chapter has strongly kicked against that.
It has called for the national executive committee of the University Teachers Association of Ghana to withdraw a communiqué saying that an agreement was reached by UTAG members to accept the research allowance and a proposal for the government to complete labour market survey report to determine the review of the interim market premium by December 2021 for implementation in 2022.
Agitation over payment of research allowance to university teachers keep recurring.
It is unclear, for now, if other chapters of the University Teachers Association are going to follow the industrial action announced by their University of Ghana counterparts and cause disruption to the academic calendar.
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