As part of ongoing negotiations with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), President John Dramani Mahama and his administration have been urged by the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of TUC (Ghana) to complete the implementation of the revised terms of service.
In an appeal, General Secretary King James Azortibah urged the President to expedite the implementation of the conditions of service.
He claimed that a nationwide strike in November 2024 was caused by the stalled negotiations and that it was later called off after the FWSC promised quick action for the impacted institutions.
TEWU further appealed to President Mahama to ensure that public universities discourage the formation of tribal unions.
“TEWU of TUC (Ghana) has some emergency pending issues with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) with the delayed conclusion and implementation of reviewed conditions of service for the members in Ghana Education Service (GES), Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, and the Ghana Library Authority (GLA), as well as the public and technical universities. The gift we want from the new government for our members, in respect of the above-mentioned institution is to ensure a timeous and speedy conclusion of the negotiations on the long overdue reviewed conditions of service for them.”
“TEWU of TUC(Ghana), would like to urge the new government not to see labour as an afterthought, when taking major socio-economic policy decisions, like any review of the Free Senior High School Programme, the 1992 Constitution, Ghana-IMF agreements, among others. Labour’s input must be sought and seriously factored into any such future reviews because the cumulative negative effect is borne by Ghanaian workers both in the formal and informal sectors”.
“It is the expectation of the TEWU of TUC (Ghana) that the new government will denounce the actions of this management in the public universities who are bent on promoting the formation of rival Trade Unions for parochial interest and get the relevant state agencies to bring such officers pursuing the illegalities to order.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
