The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) and the Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG) have threatened to lay down their tools if government does not prioritize their welfare.
The two major staff associations at the 46 colleges of education across the country have threatened to strike effective Friday 11th November 2022 should their plea fall on deaf ears.
This strike comes days after 3 teacher unions declared a strike Friday to register their disappointment over the appointment of Dr. Eric Nkansah as the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
The 3 groups are National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT).
Vice President for NAGRAT, Jacob Anaba, said the strike is an indefinite one and that until their demands are met, the strike will still go on.
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Speaking on the latest strike with host of Atinka FM’s AM Drive, Kaakyire Ofori Ayim, CETAG President Prince Obeng-Heman said the two associations are disappointed at the way the government has handled issues affecting the welfare of their members in the colleges of education over the years.
He revealed that some of the issues include non-finalisation of Conditions of Service (CoS) negotiations, unilateral determination of April 2023 by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) as effective date for placing First Degree Holders of CENTSAG on 17H on the SSSS, undue delay by the Ministry of Education in responding to our request for payment of compensation among others.
“By Friday, 11th November, 2022 if our demands have not been met, we shall reactivate our indefinite strike actions which we suspended on January 24 and April 14, 2022 respectively,” Prince Obeng-Heman said.
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