Try and meet striking teachers halfway – Eduwatch to gov’t
Calls on the government to, as a matter of urgency, try to meet the teachers’ demands halfway so that they can return to work.
“What government is saying now is it does not have money. Taking that posture won’t help matters. It will not help calm nerves. We need to do all we can to preserve the academic calendar.”
“It is important that government at least offers the teachers something in the interim. If negotiations lead to the government proposing a little over 10% and not the 20%, that will help.”
The unions currently on strike are the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), and Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT).
The teachers are fighting for the payment of between 20% and 30% of their salaries as a Cost of Living Allowance.
He called on the government to, as a matter of urgency, try to meet the teachers’ demands halfway so that they can return to work.
“What government is saying now is it does not have money. Taking that posture won’t help matters. It will not help calm nerves. We need to do all we can to preserve the academic calendar.”
“It is important that government at least offers the teachers something in the interim. If negotiations lead to the government proposing a little over 10% and not the 20%, that will help.”
The unions currently on strike are the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), and Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT).
The teachers are fighting for the payment of between 20% and 30% of their salaries as a Cost of Living Allowance.
Christina Nana Adjoah Amoah Acquah
