The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to withhold the July 2024 salaries of all teaching staff at the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), except for the Principals.
This order follows a directive from the Minister of Education due to CETAG members’ refusal to end their strike, which started on June 14.
CETAG initiated the strike in response to the government’s failure to implement the National Labour Commission (NLC)’s Arbitral Award Orders and the agreed-upon service conditions.
Despite ongoing negotiations and court orders, CETAG members remain steadfast in their demands and have pledged to continue the strike.
In a statement released on July 22, CETAG warned against any unlawful attempts to freeze its members’ salaries and vowed to escalate its indefinite strike until the arbitral award and negotiated service conditions are enforced.
CETAG insists that its strike is legal and has accused the National Labour Commission of spreading misinformation about its actions.
The GTEC directive states: “At the instance of the Minister of Education on the non-adherence of CETAG members to call off an illegal strike from June 2024, you are by this letter requested to stop the salaries of all teaching staff of the College of Education (CETAG) except for the Principals for July 2024.
By this letter, College Principals are not to validate the July 2024 salaries of all teaching staff.”
CETAG maintains that its strike is lawful and has pledged to intensify its actions until its demands are fully met.
