The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has asked the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) to call off their nationwide strike action.
The unions have declared a strike action accusing the government of failing to address the working conditions.
They have also slammed the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission for being sluggish in addressing their concerns regarding conditions of service.
The Commission had however refuted the claims made by the unions.
Chief Executive Officer for the Commission, Ing Benjamin Arthur, told the media that negotiations are underway to address the unions’ grievances.
“We were very much surprised…We have been engaging them over a period concerning some requests that they placed before the employer for negotiations,” Arthur said.
He further disclosed that they had recently received funds from the Ministry of Finance to facilitate wage negotiations.
He said the Commission had informed the teacher unions about the availability of funds and scheduled a meeting for Thursday.
“We admit tremendous progress,” he said adding that: “We were very expecting that Thursday…we should be able to, if possible, conclude the negotiation.”
“When the news got to us, we were very much surprised…Why were we surprised? We were surprised simply because we had been engaging the teacher unions over a period concerning some requests that they placed before the employer for negotiations. We have been engaging them.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
