The Technical University Teacher’s Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike due to the failure of the government to meet their demand of providing a new rate of fuel allowance for members.
TUTAG declared the indefinite strike today (Friday, November 18) and issued a statement to that effect “addressed to the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and copied to the Minister of Education, Minister of Finance, Chairman of the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission”.
TUTAG indicated that their needs had not received serious attention from government agencies after several deliberations.
The association, in a release dated Friday, November 18, 2022, signed by the National President of TUTAG, Prof. Dr..-Ing. Collins Ameyaw and the General Secretary of the Association, Abubakari Zakari(PhD), highlighted that “TUTAG views the inaction by these agencies as an indication that the concerns expressed in our letter have not been treated with the seriousness they deserve. We also refer to the NLC’s directive of September 2 2022, under the subject “RE: IN THE MATTER OF NOTIFICATION OF INTENDED STRIKE ACTION BY TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OF GHANA (TUTAG)” with reference number NLC/TUTAG/2022/21 which was in relation to TUTAG’s demand for the implementation of the negotiated internally generated fund-related conditions of service. The directive reads: “The Minister of Finance (MOF) is hereby directed to ensure payment in January 2023 and should also ensure that it issues the necessary letters to the various University Councils within a reasonable time to make budgetary provisions in the budget to take care of payments on the effective date”.
“Even though January 2023 is less than two months away, and most universities are done with the budget preparations for 2023, the Minister of Finance has still not issued the letter as directed by the NLC.”
The Executives of TUTAG have therefore called on its members to embark on an indefinite strike till further notice.
Find the Release From TUTAG Below