The Tertiary Education Workers Union (TEWU) and two other university unions, namely the Senior Staff Association of the University of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), have issued a two-week ultimatum to the government, demanding the reinstatement of their withheld allowances.
During a press conference held in Accra, the National President of GAUA, Dr. Beth Offei-Awuku, expressed concern that the non-payment of these allowances was causing undue hardship for their members.
The unions have warned that if the government does not restore their allowances by October 15, 2023, they will initiate a service withdrawal across all public universities in the country.
Meanwhile, Organized Labour has advised its members to follow the proper procedures and seek police approval when planning demonstrations.
The Deputy Secretary-General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Joshua Ansah, emphasized that adhering to these protocols would grant them the necessary authorization to proceed with their protests.
“We are a law-abiding organisation. We normally write to the police the number of days that is required which is five days to the police,” Ansah said.
“The police also have the duty to respond. If they are satisfied with all the arrangements, the routes, the destination, the starting points, and the time of closing, I think that they can give us the go-ahead.”
“I don’t think the police would dream of stopping us from having our demonstration or strike after we have informed them in accordance with the law,” he stated.