The four teacher unions that are presently on strike are due to meet with the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations and other stakeholders today to discuss their demands for a 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance.
The unions declared the statewide strike on July 4 in response to the government’s inability to pay the requested stipend.
According to the teacher unions, their proposal has become urgent due to the continued deterioration of the nation’s economic conditions.
Angel Carbonu, president of the National Association of Graduate Teachers, said in an interview with Citi News that the unions anticipate a big reaction from the government.
“I hope Wednesday’s meeting will arrive at a concrete answer to the demands that we have made, and not appeal to us that it is in the pipeline.”
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Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), and Coalition of Concerned Teachers are the unions presently on strike (CCT).
The teachers are campaigning for between 20 and 30 percent of their wages to be paid as a Cost of Living Allowance.
According to the instructors, the payment would protect them from the present economic climate and their deteriorating suffering.
In a statement, the National Labour Commission asked the teachers to reconsider their decision to allow for negotiations.
SOURCE: CITINEWS
