Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and the three striking teacher unions have been summoned to appear before the National Labour Commission (NLC) on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
The three striking teacher unions include the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT).
The commission in a statement dated, Thursday, March 21, 2024, cited a petition by the FWSC as the basis for the summon.
“In the petition under reference, the FWSC has complained that three teacher unions namely GNAT, NAGRAT and CCT-GH have declared an indefinite nationwide strike due to an allegation of a delay in the negotiation of their conditions of service as well as the freeze of salaries of some of their members by the Office of the Special Prosecutor,” it stated.
The NLC explained that it had summoned the parties under its authority as outlined in section 139 of the Labour Act (2003), Act 651, to conduct a hearing on the dispute’s issues.
“The unions are hereby advised to stay any and/or all ongoing and any further intended action/s and appear as scheduled. Parties are to take note accordingly,” it added.
Meanwhile, the NLC has ordered the three unions to call off their strike.
The NLC in a statement signed and issued by its Chairperson, Justice Kwabena Asuman-Adu on Thursday said: “In pursuance of Section 133 (1) of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) orders GNAT, NAGRAT, and CCT to rescind the decision of the declaration of a nationwide strike made on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, and announced on various media networks in the country”.
The commission clarified that the order of declaration was not in compliance with Section 159 of Act 651.
Find the full statement from NLC on the summon below;