The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) chapter at the University of Ghana has called a strike for January 10th, 2022.
UTAG is pushing for better working conditions and pay raises for university lecturers.
Professor Ransford Gyampo, Secretary of the University of Ghana UTAG, told Citi News that they will keep pushing until they get what they deserve.
“Notices, as far as I am concerned, have been sent to all stakeholders about the intention to strike because agreements reached have not been respected. Timelines agreed upon have not been adhered to,” he said .
The University of Ghana branch had earlier threatened to strike from January 3, 2022.
One of the chapter’s main grievances is the National Executive Committee’s (NEC) decision to accept the government’s Memorandum of Agreement proposing among others the payment of a $1,600 research allowance to members of UTAG.
UG-UTAG in a statement said the NEC confirmed acceptance of the Memorandum of Agreement even though some chapters of UTAG were opposed to the agreement.
It thus asked the NEC to withdraw its communiqué suggesting that an agreement was reached by UTAG members to accept the research allowance and a proposal for the government to complete a Labour Market Survey Report to determine the review of the Interim Market Premium by December 2021 for implementation in 2022.
The six other branch members of UTAG, that is KNUST, UDS, UEW, SDD-UBIDS, CKT-UTAS, and UENR also supported the decision to reject the agreement.
UTAG is yet to formally communicate a nationwide strike.
Source: citinewsroom
