Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU), has declared a nationwide strike effective 1st February 2024 over the failure of the government to address some pressing concerns affecting them.
Addressing the media, national chairman of the union, Sulemana Abdul-Rahman, disclosed that, they will call off the strike if their needs are provided by the government because several meetings have been held but their demands, have proven futile.
“National Executive Council of TEWU held an emergency meeting this morning today, 31st January 2024, concerning the issue still above in the said meeting, NEC has resolved that following the lackadaisical nature of the employer, thus, the government of Ghana to address the challenges and problems of TEWUG members in the traditional universities, TEWUG hereby declares an indefinite strike and the strike takes effect 1st February which will be Thursday until further notice”, he said.
The labour union laments over the employer’s reluctance to address their welfare needs, including tier-two pension funds, vehicle maintenance allowance, overtime allowance, cleaning the tertiary institutions’ environment, setting up classrooms for teaching and learning, providing security services, and hospital services among others have been withdrawn.
