Deputy Education Minister Dr Clement Apaak has disclosed that the government has acted swiftly on the University Senior Staff Unions’ indefinite strike action.
Three major university worker unions, the Senior Staff Association, Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the Technical University Administrators Association of Ghana (TUAAG), and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG), have declared an indefinite nationwide strike.
The decision comes after what the unions say is the government’s ongoing disregard for a signed agreement that was reached six months ago, according to a joint press statement.
The agreement, which the unions say was born out of mutual consensus, was meant to improve their working conditions and ensure fair treatment of members.
“This strike is not an act of defiance but a last-resort response to an entrenched culture of broken promises,” the unions said in a strongly worded statement issued Wednesday morning.
Dr. Clement Apaak responded to the development, stating that the government, through his boss Haruna Iddrisu, had taken action.
According to him, the challenges by the unions were inherited by the current administration; it “has been handled satisfactorily”.
“I can report that the government, through the Hon. Minister of Education, has swiftly intervened. Expect a positive response from the unions in due course.
“Though an inherited problem, it has been handled satisfactorily”, the deputy minister stated in tweet on Thursday, May 22, 2025.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
