{"id":1265146,"date":"2022-12-14T17:09:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T17:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/14\/utag-others-suspend-strike\/"},"modified":"2022-12-14T17:09:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T17:09:02","slug":"utag-others-suspend-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/14\/utag-others-suspend-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"UTAG, others suspend strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"475\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/strike_1540x1050-696x475.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"strike_1540x1050\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The strike action embarked upon by some four worker unions in the public universities over conditions of service, has been suspended.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The suspension is with immediate effect, per a press release issued to that effect.<\/p>\n<p>The unions \u2013 University Teachers Association of Ghana, Tertiary Education Workers Union, Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana, and the Ghana Association of University Administrators declared the strike on Monday, October 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>At the time, they said the strike was necessary due to their employer\u2019s failure to pay them some allowances mutually agreed on.<\/p>\n<p>However, the joint press release issued said they have agreed on a roadmap for the payment of \u201call outstanding arrears\u201d due them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The release added that an assurance has been given on other matters of concern to their members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a meeting held on Thursday, 8th December 2022, the Employer accepted that it had unilaterally varied the conditions of service of staff of public universities without recourse to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Labour Unions then agreed to a roadmap for the payment of all outstanding arrears resulting from the unilateral variation of the Off-Campus and Vehicle Maintenance Allowances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, the Employer assured the Labour Unions to resolve all outstanding issues related to the conditions of service of the aggrieved Labour Unions. Thus, we wish to announce that the ongoing industrial action is suspended with immediate effect,\u201d excerpts of the statement stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/7235F397-8D22-491F-85F2-E9D6CDCA34FD-744x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"UTAG, others suspend strike over vehicle maintenance allowance\" class=\"wp-image-10032227666\" title=\"UTAG, others suspend strike over vehicle maintenance allowance\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ylFi8UONz0Y\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Media Review on Adom TV (14-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ylFi8UONz0Y?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The strike action embarked upon by some four worker unions in the public universities over conditions of service, has been suspended.\u00a0 The suspension is with immediate effect, per a press release issued to that effect. 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