The Silent Majority Group of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has issued a three-day ultimatum to the association’s national executive council, calling for an immediate end to the ongoing strike.
Members of the group expressed that there was no justification for the strike, particularly after organized labor called off its action in response to government actions to combat illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey.
The internal wrangling within UTAG, a body representing university lecturers across the country, discloses frustration among some members regarding the continuation of the industrial strike action.
The members stated during a press conference today, October 15, that the strike lacks sufficient justification, despite recent developments the government has kept in place.
Addressing journalists and Ghanaians in Accra on behalf of the Silent Majority group, Professor Isaac Boadi, Dean of Accounting at the University of Professional Studies Accra and spokesperson for the aggrieved members, emphasized that UTAG’s leadership must reassess the situation and called for a more strategic and thoughtful approach to handling the ongoing negotiations with the government.
“We are by this statement requesting the following: take immediate action from the national leadership of UTAG by Friday, October 18, to call off the strike immediately.
“We should call off the strike immediately and constitute a team that will monitor the implementation of the government’s road map to addressing the galamsey menace and call on all political players to get involved in working for a resolution against illegal mining activities.”
Organized Labour had previously announced its intention to embark on an industrial action but called it off after the government had rolled out measures addressing the menace.
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