The Colleges of Education Teachers' Association of Ghana (CETAG) run their votes from forty-four of the forty-six local chapters in favor of continuing their on going industrial action (Strike).
The majority decision comes after the Ministry of Education requested that the strike be called off following a meeting with Association leadership.
The Association claims that until its requests for better working conditions are realized, it is not prepared to end the strike that has lasted for almost a month.
In a vote, Methodist College of Education, one of the Association's colleges, decided to put the strike on hold for two weeks, but it would restart if their welfare issues were not satisfactorily addressed.
However, the St. Louis College of Education has not yet taken a position on the issue.
Dr. Yaw Adu-Twum, the Minister of Education, promised the Association in a letter that the outstanding issues would be handled within two weeks after the immediate strike of the industrial action.
He said, "I again implore the strike to be called off for further conversations on the following: the effective date of adoption of the conditions of service, generic allowances, remuneration for all-year-round work, and the determination of a road map for the staff audit."
Recall that on November 14, 2022, Teachers at the colleges of education laid down their tools in the protest against Fair Wages and Salaries Commission's unilateral decision to postpone CETAG's 2021 Conditions of Service.
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