Organised Labour has cancelled its strike after an emergency meeting on Monday, July 15, 2024.
A press release, signed by Dr. Yaw Baah, Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress; Dr. Isaac Bampoe Addo, Chairman of the Forum of Public Sector Workers; and Kenneth Koomson, Deputy Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour, stated that SSNIT has one month to address and resolve pension management issues.
All members are instructed to return to work on July 16.
The unions have warned that additional actions may be taken if SSNIT does not meet their demands.
“At an emergency meeting held today, Monday, 15th July, 2024, Organised Labour has decided to call off the strike. All workers are requested to resume work on Tuesday, 16th July, 2024,” the statement noted.
10 labour unions, consisting of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), and the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU), Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), the Judicial Service STAFF Association of Ghana (JUSAG) and the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) and General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers declared a nationwide strike in response to the proposed sale of a 60% stake in four SSNIT hotels to Rock City Hotel.
They have also demanded the removal of SSNIT’s management board.
On Friday, July 13, SSNIT halted the sale process with Rock City Hotel, owned by Minister of Food and Agriculture Bryan Acheampong, after Organized Labour threatened a strike.
The halt came after Rock City Hotel withdrew its bid to acquire SSNIT’s 60% share in the hotels.
SSNIT also declared its decision to end the sale of the 60% stake in its hotels.
