The Ministry of Education is set to hold a meeting with the striking teacher unions on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Kwasi Kwarteng, the meeting has the potential to resolve their challenges.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Newsnight, he said the meeting would include representatives from the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department, and Vice Chancellors Ghana, to ensure that a compromise is reached and a middle ground is created.
“Tomorrow parties are going to meet once again to try and build consensus. Ultimately, I am very much aware that the striking labour unions or forces are willing to go back to their work so far as government is able to listen to their concerns and meet them halfway,” he said on September 30.
He assured that the government is willing to make some level of commitment to these teacher unions and ultimately build a consensus.
“I have also been assured that government is also willing to also make some level of commitment and build consensus ultimately,” he added.
Several unions, including the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), and the Federation of Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG), have withdrawn their services due to unresolved issues.
The strike, which commenced on Monday, September 16, 2024, stems from the government’s failure to implement key.
Additionally, the Technical University Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) announced a nationwide strike on Friday, September 27, 2024.
They have threatened to withdraw all services until their grievances are addressed, adding to the mounting pressure on the government to meet its obligations.
TUSAAG’s strike is rooted in the government’s failure to uphold its commitments under the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
The unions are also demanding the implementation of revised allowances for senior staff members in public universities, which has remained unresolved despite ongoing discussions.
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