CETAG meets Ghana Tertiary Education Commission over strike

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has said it was committed to ensuring that members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), were migrated onto the University salary structure.

At a meeting in Accra on Friday to resolve outstanding issues with CETAG, which has led to an industrial action the President of CETAG , Maxwell Bunu, said the leadership was reverting to its National Council for the next line of action.

He said the executive alone cannot take a unilateral decision to call off the strike without recourse to council.

The Director General of GTEC, Prof Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai said "obviously the timing of the strike action was wrong and unhealthy."

He said with the release of the WASSCE results and the admission process kicking in, it would be unfair for the students to be left to their fate.

Prof. Abdulai said the services of the teachers would be needed and, therefore, shutting down the colleges would disrupt the academic calendar.

He pleaded with CETAG that the consultation should not take days but rather hours to save the academic calendar.

In a frank and open discussion with representatives from the Ministry of Finance, Controller and Accountant General's Department, the parties pledged to present a good news to the public at their next meeting.

The declaration of the strike action followed an Emergency National Council meeting of CETAG on December 30, 2024.

In a statement issued on December, 31, 2024, CETAG explained that the decision to strike followed earlier notices of strike served on September 26, 2024, and December 23, 2024, of which the National Labour Commission (NLC) failed to address the concerns raised.

"This action has become necessary due to the government’s continuous violation of signed agreements and roadmaps on the outstanding compulsory arbitration award issued by the NLC on May 2, 2023.