Tag Archives: STRIKE

The Coalition of Commercial Transport Operators has directed all commercial transport operators to embark on a sit-down strike from Monday, December 6th to back home their demand for government to remove five taxes contained in the 2022 budget. The five taxes and levies are- the Price Stabilization and Recovery Levy, …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has warned of a strike if the government fails to resolve outstanding issues laid before it. Nicholas Taylor, who is in-Charge of Administration at the GNAT Headquarters, outlined the withdrawal of responsibility allowances, promotional examination challenges, the 4% and 7% salary increments, and …

The National Labour Commission has secured a 10-day interlocutory injunction on the indefinite strike declared by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). The court said upon reading the affidavits of Mr Ofosu Asamoah, the Executive Secretary of the applicant filed on 5 August 2021 in support of the ex …

A late strike from substitute Francis Andy Kumi ensured Asante Kotoko secured a point against city-rival King Faisal in a fascinating match-week 32 encounter played at the Obuasi Len Clay Sports Stadium. Zubairu Ibrahim’s early strike for King Faisal in the first half was cancelled out by Andy Kumi who …

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG), has suspended its strike. A Press statement dated Saturday, June 19, 2021 and signed by the National President, Dr Michael Brigandi said the suspension of the industrial action is based on trust and confidence in the assurances by the Education Minister. TUTAG …

Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says the senior staff strike is taking a serious toll on work at the university. According to University Relations Officer Dr Norris Bekoe, over 70 percent of the university’s internal and external operations are handled by the senior staff, hence …

Members of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Chapter of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS-KATH), have declared a one-week sit-down strike starting Thursday 20th May. The strike, according to the leadership of the association, is to protest the decision of the hospital’s management to keep two medical specialists …

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), has served notice it will embark on strike beginning June 4, 2021. The industrial action according to the group, will be in force if the Finance Ministry halts the payment of allowances to some of its members who have been described as “unqualified …

  The National Executive Council (NEC) of Senior Staff Association- Universities of Ghana has served notice it will resume an industrial strike on 18 May 2021. A letter addressed to the National Labour Commission on 7 May 2021 indicated that the industrial strike is “as a result of government’s decision …

Sex workers in a Brazilian city have gone on strike for a week, demanding to be included in the group of front-line workers receiving priority coronavirus vaccines. Pandemic-related hotel closures in the southeastern city of Belo Horizonte have forced thousands of prostitutes to solicit for clients on the street, they …