A Labour and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) expert, Austin Gamey is believed to have incited the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to declare an indefinite strike during a consultation meeting with the association.
Minutes from the meeting sighted by Theannouncergh.com and signed by the acting National Secretary of the association gave details of what transpired within the meeting.
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UPDATE ON NEC's MEETING WITH OUR LABOUR CONSULTANT AND LABOUR LAWYER TODAY, WEDNESDAY, 12TH JUNE, 2024
1) The meeting was held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
2) NEC briefed the consultant and the lawyer on CETAG's Qoutstanding issues with our employer.
3) Having listened to NEC, the consultant and the lawyer advised that we should not proceed to attend the meeting with the Minister tomorrow on a point of law.
4) The strike declaration letter must be released on Friday for it to attract media attention throughout the weekend and into the following week.
5) They also advised that local executives must sensitize members well to follow instructions issued about the strike till all our demands are met.
6) The lawyer and the consultant assured NEC that they shall be available to defend the Union and members during the strike if the employer makes any attempt to frustrate our legal strike.
7) Finally, they have advised that during the strike, members must still make themselves available on college premises while we withdraw all services.
This is to enable them to intervene in any illegal move by the employer to intimidate members during the strike.
Thank you for your patience.
Signed
Ag. National Secretary
FOR: NEC
CETAG declares indefinite strike
Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has declared an indefinite strike effective, Friday, June 14, 2024, over the government’s delay in implementing the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) Arbitral Award Orders and negotiated service conditions.
The strike, which affects all 46 public colleges of education in Ghana, is aimed at pushing the government to meet CETAG’s demands, including the payment of one month’s salary to each member for additional duties performed in 2022 and the application of agreed rates of allowances payable to public universities to deserving CETAG members.
CETAG, in a statement on Friday, June 14, 2024, disclosed that the strike is to guarantee the economic rights of its members under Article 24(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and Section 10 (a) and (b) of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).
The Association urged its members to withdraw teaching and related services indefinitely until their grievances are resolved.
