Three unions have threatened to embark on industrial action on August 9, 2024, if the Ministry of Finance fails to authorize payment of agreed allowances by August 8, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe unions involved are the Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the Federation of Senior Staff Associations of Ghana (FUSSAG), and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union of the Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC).<\/p>\n
The group has expressed concerns over the Finance Ministry\u2019s failure to issue a letter to effect payment of the Vehicle Maintenance Allowance (VMA) and other related allowances.<\/p>\n
The three unions in a statement dated Monday, August 5, said, \u201cThe Unions have given the government (Ministry) up to the close of work on Thursday 8th<\/sup>\u00a0August to release the letter. Failure to do so will result in the Unions being forced to take industrial action on the 9th<\/sup>\u00a0of August, 2024. The SSA-UoG, FUSSAG and TEWU (TUC) are committed to fighting for the rights of its members and will not rest until justice is served.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cThe Fair Wags and Salaries Commission has done the needful by writing to the Ministry for Finance for payment to be effected. We have tried to engage the Ministry on several occasions to release a letter to that effect so our members could be paid but the Ministry has refused.\u201d<\/p>\n
They lamented that universities receiving government subventions have been paid, including the arrears, while those institutions directly on the Controller and Accountant General\u2019s payroll have been left out.<\/p>\n
The unions unions alleged that the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has halted the payment of the new rate by the universities.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission is ordering the universities not to pay the new rate until a letter from the Ministry authorizing the payment is released. In that case, even those who are receiving the new rate are going to be denied the new rate while those who are on the Controller payroll still remain where they are.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Unions believe that the government is using Machiavellian tactics to deny us of an agreement reached with them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Click to read the statement by the teacher unions<\/p>\n
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