CETAG calls off strike; vows to resume if govt fails to honour agreement
The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has ended its two-month strike. This decision was announced in a statement released on Tuesday, August 20.
However, it warned that if the government does not adhere to the agreed road map, the association will resume the strike at the end of October 2024.
CETAG initiated the strike on June 14 in response to the government’s failure to implement agreed-upon arbitral awards and improve conditions of service for its members.
In the statement, CETAG revealed that during an emergency virtual National Council meeting held on August 20, 2024, members unanimously agreed to call off the strike with immediate effect.
“The decision to call off the strike, according to the statement follows CETAG’s meeting with the Office of the Vice President on August 15, 2024, at the Jubilee House and the assurance given to stand surety for resolution of the impasse,” the statement read.
The association further outlined the road map the government must meet to prevent another strike.
“The frozen July 2024 and August 2024 salaries shall be paid together at the end of August 2024.
2. That, the offline migration of the staff shall be completed at the end of August 2024.
3. The offline migration data shall be sent to all 46 colleges of education for verification by individual staff before processing by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) in September 2024.
4. That, payment after migration will reflect in October 2024 salaries and that, the parties shall meet to agree on the payment plan for all arrears immediately.
5. That, the nomenclature to be used for migrating Senior Members of the Teaching staff shall be Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, and Professor in line with the affiliate universities’ Scheme of Service.
6. That, compensation for All-Year-Round work done in 2022 shall be paid by the end of August 2024, and, 7. That, all holders of researched Master’s degrees shall be migrated as Assistant Lecturers,” it added.
