{"id":164310,"date":"2024-03-22T06:42:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T06:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/22\/striking-teacher-unions-want-meeting-with-nlc-employment-ministry-rescheduled\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T06:42:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T06:42:39","slug":"striking-teacher-unions-want-meeting-with-nlc-employment-ministry-rescheduled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/22\/striking-teacher-unions-want-meeting-with-nlc-employment-ministry-rescheduled\/","title":{"rendered":"Striking teacher unions want meeting with NLC, Employment Ministry rescheduled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The three striking teacher unions are requesting the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations to postpone their meeting with the National Labour Commission scheduled for today, March 22, to Monday, March 25.<\/p>\n<p>These unions, comprising the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, initiated a nationwide strike on Wednesday, March 20.<\/p>\n<p>They attribute their action to the government\u2019s alleged reluctance to address their conditions of service.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the National Labour Commission\u2019s directive for the unions to halt the strike, it continues unabated.<\/p>\n<p>The general secretary of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Herbert Arko Forson, explained to <strong>Citi News<\/strong> the unions\u2019 reason for requesting the rescheduling of the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have responded to the invitation by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, indicating that they want to meet us so that we can have the discussion. Honestly, we can\u2019t refuse to attend such meetings, but most of our leaders do not stay in Accra, so we would like to organize ourselves. Therefore, we are proposing rescheduling the meeting to Monday, March 25, so that we can honour the invitation and then proceed with the discussion as expected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The three striking teacher unions are requesting the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations to postpone their meeting with the National Labour Commission scheduled for today, March 22, to Monday, March 25. 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