Accra, Nov. 29, GNA- The leadership and Management of the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of Trade Union Congress (TUC)-Ghana have expressed satisfaction from positive interventions after suspending their industrial action over issues of conditions of service.
The institutions involve are the Ghana Education Service, Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, Ghana Library Authority, Public and Technical Universities.
The Union appreciated stakeholders for their commitment and continuous support in these challenging times.
The Union reassured its members that “when we are united with a firm conviction, we will achieve results for our mutual good, both for the present members and future members.”
This was in a circular signed by King James Azortibah, the General Secretary of the Union to all the Local Secretaries, and Industrial Relations Officers of the Unions.
The circular said the outcome in the past week was an indication that “Together we will make TEWU stronger and enhance our image positively, with the goal of making our Union, the Union of choice for all those in the education support arena.”
It will be recalled that after TEWU of TUC-Ghana declared an indefinite strike on November 18, 2024, the National Labour Commission (NLC) invited the Union and other parties to a meeting on November 20, 2024.
The parties were asked to report back to the Commission on November 27, 2024, for the hearing of the substantive case.
In view of this, a meeting took place with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and others on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, on the issues of the Condition of Service negotiations.
The joint negotiating teams, made up of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, the Ghana Education Service, the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry of Finance on the part of the employer and TEWU OF TUC-Ghana representing the Union, went through the process of the Rules of Engagement and agreed on all the details.
They then signed the documents to pave the way for negotiations to begin.
The government side of the negotiations team assured the Union’s representatives that by Friday, November 29, 2024, a specific date would be communicated for negotiations to take off next week.
In fulfilment of the directive issued by the NLC, both teams on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, reported back to the Commission, where they affirmed that the necessary processes had been activated to negotiate in good faith.
The NLC, after hearing from the parties, gave them up to January 29, 2025, to conclude and sign all the Conditions of Service of the above-mentioned institutions and report back to the Commission with the same.
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