A desperate National Labour Commission (NLC) has asked striking Teacher Unions to rescind their decision to withdraw their service and return to post.
In a statement blowing hot air, the NLC directed the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Education as well as other players in the education sector to engage the aggrieved Teacher Unions immediately.
“With this intervention, we urge the Teacher Unions to rescind the decision and discontinue the strike action to pave way for the process of engagement to ensue,” the NLC said.
The NLC also urged the government to engage the aggrieved teachers within seven days.
The unions comprise the Ghana National Association of Teachers, the National Association of Graduate Teachers, the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana, and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union.
They declared the strike in reaction government’s failure to grant them a 20% cost of living allowance in the face of the current high level of inflation, and increases in prices of goods and services among others.
At a press conference in Accra, the pre-tertiary unions asked their members to withdraw their services, effective Monday, 4th July 2022.
The teacher unions were invited over by the National Labor Commission (NLC) after the strike was declared, for a meeting.