Striking teacher unions have expressed their disappointment with the outcome of the stakeholder meeting they had with the Ministries of Employment and Education, the Ghana Education Service, Fair Wages and Salaries Commission .
Vice President for Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana (CCT-Gh) Mr Enoch Abrokwah speaking to Ohene Addo on Plan B Fm’s Ebaanosen on Thursday 7 June 2022 stated that all that the government’s team told the striking teacher unions during their engagement last Wednesday was that the demand by the teachers was legitimate and requested for time but couldn’t specify when.
“In attendance at the meeting was a representative from the Finance Ministry, Minister of Education, C.E.O of Fair Wages and Salaries Commission , and the Director General of Ghana Education Service”. He disclosed
“They said yes, what we are demanding for is legitimate and they can’t contest it. They are going to discuss it and get back to us. They should have said that they don’t have the means”.
He added that the Government must take the demand for 20% COLA very seriously else it could become a national security issue because other unions are also lacing their boots but they don’t want it to be a generalized strike. Government should try to nib the problem in the bud as early as possible.
The Vice president of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers cautioned that if action is not taken expeditiously, there will be a situation whereby about six hundred thousand employers would pour onto the streets and it will be difficult to stop them.
“We will give them time, but we will not go back to the classroom,” he concluded.
