The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is demanding the immediate implementation of staff migration and year-round work compensation, as outlined in the National Labour Commission’s arbitral awards.
CETAG has expressed frustration over delays, accusing the government of failing to meet its obligations four months after the union ended its longest-ever indefinite strike.
The union revealed that only four of the 46 colleges have fully received their year-round compensation, leaving many members still waiting for the payments owed to them.
The strike, which lasted from June 14 to August 19, 2024, was triggered by demands for one month’s salary as compensation for additional duties performed in 2022, according to CETAG’s proposed salary grade. The association also sought the migration of Colleges of Education teachers onto their affiliated university payrolls by October 30, 2024.
Speaking to Citi News, CETAG National President Maxwell Bunu accused the government of deliberately withholding their rightful arbitration awards without explanation. He warned that if their demands are not met, members are prepared to boycott lectures starting January 13, 2025.
CETAG is calling for urgent action to resolve the delays and ensure fair compensation, warning that further inaction could disrupt academic activities at Colleges of Education nationwide.
“We want to assure the outgoing and the incoming governments that until this is done, no college lecturer will step his or her feet into the classroom to teach come January 13, 2025. So the two governments should collaborate and get this done for the college teacher”.
Mr Bunu further called on the Nana Addo government to ensure that their demands are fully addressed before December 20, 2024.
“All members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) are earnestly appealing to the outgoing government, in particular, to take steps to migrate all staff to the university salary structure as we have all agreed at several meetings.
“We are also asking them to pay the all-year-round work compensation that we deserve for the work that we did in the year 2022”.
