The
National Labour Commission (NLC) has on Friday ordered striking members of the
Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) to end their action
and resume full academic activities.
It has also directed government to pay members of TUTAG all arrears by January
29 without delays.
The decision of the labour adjudicator was announced in a meeting with TUTAG
members, the Minister for Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh and other
stakeholders.
But some executives of TUTAG who attended the meeting in Accra told journalists
that although they have taken the decision of the NLC in good faith, they
cannot give a definite date on when to call off the strike.
“Ruling was made, that we should go back to the classroom, and that they have
given government dates to make payment,” Greater Accra Chairman of TUTAG, Dr
Ibrahim Zubaira stated.
“We have taken the ruling and we are going to go back to abide by it. I have to
go and organise my people and we will communicate to the general public,” he
added.
Dr Zubaira said the members will be looking forward to government to settle all
arrears without any further delays.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Dr Opoku-Prempeh assured the teachers
government was doing all it can to ensure that they return to the classrooms peacefully.
“I feel downhearted for students who have studied all this while, waiting to
write their examinations, having a strike that has affected their exams. We
hope that we can quickly resolve the matter for the students to write their
exams and for peace and tranquillity to prevail on the campuses.”
On the issue of the migration of the teachers onto the Single Spine Salary
Structure, the Minister said those qualified will be migrated.
“They are going to be migrated to a level,” he stated.
Members
of TUTAG have since January 6 been striking in demand for payment of allowances
owed them as well their full migration onto the Single Spine Salary Structure
just like their colleagues in public universities. 3news.com