Despite a National Labour Commission order prohibiting their strike, the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) claims its members would not return to work.
In a statement released by the national body of the Association on August 8, 2021, National Secretary Dr K. K. Abavare indicated that UTAG has received resolutions from all 13 member public institutions mandating the continuation of the strike action.
“Following the stalling of negotiations with the government on our Conditions of Service (CoS), which culminated in our declaration of a nationwide withdrawal of teaching and related activities among member public universities, all local branch executives were tasked by the National Executive Committee (NEC) to convene an emergency meeting to solicit the views of members on the way forward.”
“On behalf of the NEC, National would like to forward to you resolutions received from the thirteen (13) member public universities,” parts of the statement read.
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The National Labour Commission obtained an injunction against the strike in an Accra High Court on Friday, August 6th, in order to compel the academics to return to work while discussions were ongoing.
The UTAG has been on strike since Monday, August 2, and is calling for the reinstatement of a 2012 Single Spine Salary Structure deal, which would have paid entry-level lecturers $2,084 monthly in cedis.
The government had stated that it was certain that the Association’s concerns would be addressed.
Negotiations, however, came to a halt when both parties refused to budge on their demands.
In response to the injunction, UTAG declared that it will continue to withdraw teaching and related operations until the government makes some more enhanced and advanced ideas.
