Tag Archives: STRIKE

Hohoe schools closed amid strike despite GES directive

The strike action declared by four teacher unions has hit basic and second-cycle institutions in the Hohoe Municipality as classrooms remain closed. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Teachers Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana, (CCT-GH), announced …

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N/R: Schools deserted as strike by Teacher Unions take effect

Some pupils in the Northern Regional capital, Tamale have appealed to government and striking teachers in the country to resolve their differences quickly to prevent a catastrophe in the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE. Already, performance in the BECE in the Region has been a major source of worry …

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Kumasi: Public schools turned into playing ground as teachers strike begin to bite

Learning was paralysed in public schools Tuesday after teachers proceeded with their planned strike across the country to demands for the payment of Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). When the OTEC FM News crew visited public schools in Kumasi metropolis in the Ashanti Region, pupils turned their classrooms into playing grounds as while others were …

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NSS personnel, senior students ‘take charge’ as teachers strike bites hard

A visit to selected basic and second cycle schools in the Ashanti region by GBCNews showed a mixed reaction of the interested parties to the strike action declared by labour unions at the pre-tertiary educational level. While a greater majority of teachers were complying with the industrial action with only …

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Keep schools open despite strike by teachers – GES to headmasters

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed Heads of Senior High Schools to mobilise their management teams to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students in schools. GES further directed heads of basic schools not to shut down their facilities, despite the ongoing strike by teachers. This comes after …

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Teacher unions declare strike over Cost-of Living-Allowance

The Ghana National Association of Teachers, National Association of Graduate Teachers, Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union have effective today, Monday, June 4, 2021, commenced a nationwide strike action. The strike according to the leadership of the Teacher Unions, is a result of the …

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British Airways chaos: 8,000 flights cancelled as staff threaten strike

British Airways passengers face more chaos as airline workers vote in favour of a summer holiday strike. The carrier’s cabin crew and ground staff have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action, with 97 per cent of those polled voting in favour. The survey – the latest sign of unrest at the beleaguered …

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NAGRAT threatens strike over non-payment of 20% COLA

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is demanding that government pays 20 percent Cost Of Living Allowance (COLA) to its members by the end of June 2022. Vice President of the Association, Jacob Anaba, explains that the ultimatum comes on the back of current economic conditions and the worsening …

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UDS Senior staff declare strike May 12 over administrative rules

The strike according to the association follows the refusal of management of the university to implement recommendations of the GTEC The Senior Staff Association of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has issued a notice ofan intended indefinite strike against the managers of the university from Thursday, 12 May 2022.  …

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Parliament invites CLOGSAG over ongoing strike

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development has invited striking members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to an emergency meeting over the association’s ongoing industrial action. The meeting scheduled for Monday, May 9, 2022,will hinge on the non-payment of the political …

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