{"id":143125,"date":"2024-01-25T07:01:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T07:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/25\/labour-commission-directs-teacher-unions-to-call-off-strike\/"},"modified":"2024-01-25T07:01:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T07:01:47","slug":"labour-commission-directs-teacher-unions-to-call-off-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/25\/labour-commission-directs-teacher-unions-to-call-off-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Commission directs teacher unions to call off strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Teachers and Educational Workers\u2019 Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress, the Senior Staff Association of Public Universities, and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff to call off their strike.<\/p>\n<p>The unions declared a strike in response to the government\u2019s neglect of issues about pensions and the alleged unjust termination of their overtime allowances.<\/p>\n<p>Ofosu Asamoah, the Executive Secretary of the NLC, told journalists after a meeting with the unions in Accra on Wednesday that it was only proper for the unions to call off the strike and negotiate with the government for their concerns to be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>He said these unions could not negotiate by law if they were still on strike.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Asamoah also noted that the government was ready to negotiate with the unions, adding that he believed the unions would heed the directive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy law, if you are still on the strike, you can\u2019t negotiate. The law frowns on it. You can\u2019t even wear red bands. It is intimidating. You brought up three issues, and two have been solved. The first one, your allowances have been resolved, the UMAT and the UCC have been solved. The third one, which is in issue, the party against whom you are says I am guilty; however, let\u2019s sit down and know how to correct it,\u201d Mr. Asamoah stated.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Korankye, the General Secretary of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of the TUC, said that the unions would consult their members before reaching a final decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNLC has given directives that the Ministry of Finance should meet with us to discuss and resolve the matter by the 1st of February. There are also issues that GTEC has to also resolve as far as overtime and other issues are also concerned. So they have also been directed to, as a matter of urgency, get this matter resolved. To the unions, the Commission says call off your strike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore we can make any pronouncement on that, since we are only representatives here, we have to go and confirm with our rank and file and other leaders who are not here. So we are going to call a meeting of our members probably tomorrow or Friday, and then we will discuss what transpired here,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><em>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>No spams, just the stories that truly matter!\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1f310.svg.svg+xml\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf10\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1f4f0.svg.svg+xml\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcf0\"\/>\u00a0#StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Teachers and Educational Workers\u2019 Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress, the Senior Staff Association of Public Universities, and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff to call off their strike. 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