CETAG declares indefinite strike over outstanding benefits

The frontliners of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana, CETAG, has called for an Indefinite Strike action because of government’s failure to pay their outstanding arrears.

The CETAG organization in a Press Release dated on 3rd June 2024, said that the research allowances of its hardworking members are in arrears, stating that the government under the NPP has deliberately disregarded the directive by the National Labour Commission (NLC) to settle the arrears.

“NLC and the Ministry of Education have denied CETAG members what is due us based on the Compulsory Arbitration Award issued on 2nd May 2023 in violation of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana which makes it obligatory for all state institutions to respect the rule of law.”

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CETAG added that the salary of the national president of the association has been frozen since August 2023 and that some of its members have also not been paid without justifiable cause.

CETAG also emphasized that the salary allocated for the national President of their association has been frozen since August 2023 plus some of its members  not been paid without any justifiable cause.

According to CETAG, it will not call off its Indefinite Strike until the government under NPP addresses its concerns.

“We wish to state unequivocally that the union shall no longer countenance any further violations of our rights as workers by any authority under the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. Therefore, we implore the NLC, the Ministry of Education and FWSC to uphold the Constitution of Ghana and the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).

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“The union wishes to affirm our decision to proceed on strike by notifying our Employer that we will not call off our strike action until all the outstanding Compulsory Arbitration Awards and related concerns raised in this notice are settled through payments to our members.”

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