{"id":229253,"date":"2024-10-10T05:05:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T05:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/10\/utag-to-proceed-with-strike-despite-organised-labours-suspension\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T05:05:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T05:05:03","slug":"utag-to-proceed-with-strike-despite-organised-labours-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/10\/utag-to-proceed-with-strike-despite-organised-labours-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"UTAG to proceed with strike despite Organised Labour\u2019s suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced that it will proceed with its industrial action against illegal mining on Thursday, October 10, 2024, despite Organised Labour\u2019s decision to suspend its planned strike following the government\u2019s pledge to address the issue.<\/p>\n<p>In a referendum on Wednesday, October 9, UTAG members overwhelmingly supported the motion to strike, with 77.95% (2,153 votes) in favour, 21.98% (607 votes) against, and 0.07% (2 votes) abstaining.<\/p>\n<p>The National Executive Council of UTAG has unanimously declared an immediate and indefinite strike across all 15 UTAG branches, effective Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The association has instructed its members to adhere to the strike until the government formally announces a nationwide ban on all mining and prospecting activities in protected areas, including forest reserves, farmlands, and water bodies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the referendum, the NEC convened an emergency meeting, invoking Article XIX, Clause 5 of the UTAG Constitution. In line with this constitutional mandate, NEC has unanimously declared an immediate INDEFINITE STRIKE from the 10th of October 2024 across all 15 UTAG branches. All members are directed to comply with this decision until the government formally announces a nationwide ban on mining and prospecting activities in protected areas, including forest reserves, farmlands, and water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UTAG\u2019s bold move aims to pressure the government to take decisive action against galamsey, which has devastated Ghana\u2019s water bodies and forests.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists following the Organised Labour\u2019s announcement, the President of UG-UTAG, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, underscored the seriousness of the situation and affirmed the association\u2019s commitment to taking a strong stand on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Click to read the statement by UTAG<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1095694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/utag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"640\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2013<\/p>\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<\/strong>: <strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced that it will proceed with its industrial action against illegal mining on Thursday, October 10, 2024, despite Organised Labour\u2019s decision to suspend its planned strike following the government\u2019s pledge to address the issue. In a referendum on Wednesday, October 9, UTAG members overwhelmingly supported the motion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":229254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UTAG to proceed with strike despite Organised Labour\u2019s suspension - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/10\/utag-to-proceed-with-strike-despite-organised-labours-suspension\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UTAG to proceed with strike despite Organised Labour\u2019s suspension - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced that it will proceed with its industrial action against illegal mining on Thursday, October 10, 2024, despite Organised Labour\u2019s decision to suspend its planned strike following the government\u2019s pledge to address the issue. 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