The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has announced an indefinite strike, effective Friday, June 14, 2024, in response to the government’s delay in implementing the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) Arbitral Award Orders and the agreed-upon service conditions.
The strike impacts all 46 public colleges of education across Ghana, as CETAG members seek to press the government to fulfill their demands.
These include the payment of one month’s salary for additional duties performed in 2022 and the application of agreed rates of allowances payable to public university staff to CETAG members.
In a statement released on Friday, June 14, 2024, CETAG emphasized that the strike aims to secure the economic rights of its members as stipulated under Article 24(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and Section 10 (a) and (b) of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).
“CETAG wishes to call on every member to immediately comply with this declaration by withdrawing teaching and related services indefinitely across all 46 public colleges of education until all the orders arising from the Compulsory Arbitration Awards and related concerns are fully addressed,” the statement read.