The industrial action embarked on by teachers in pre-tertiary institutions has finally been called off.
The strike came to an abrupt end after the National Labour Commission (NLC) secured a restraining order from the court against them on Friday, November 11.
After the court’s ruling, the President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, ordered all teachers to go back to their posts from Monday, November 14, 2022.
“We have decided to obey the orders of the court and have asked our members to call off the strike and to go back to the classroom. We can’t disrespect the court order. To that end, we are telling all our members to resume work on Monday. Every teacher should go to work on Monday,” Mr Cabornu, told the media.
The three Teacher Unions – the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana—have been on strike since November 4, 2022.
The group’s industrial action was fuelled by the appointment of Dr Eric Nkansah as the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
According to them, Dr Nkansah is not fit to head GES.
They contended that the new GES Director-General does not have a teaching background.
Meanwhile, despite the injunction, Mr Carbonu has disclosed that the teachers will continue their engagements with the government for the removal of Dr Nkansah.
Source: The Independent Ghana