UTAG Declares Nationwide Strike
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The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has declared a nationwide and indefinite strike again.
On Monday, January 10, the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) stated that its members will be leaving the profession.
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The strike is being called by UTAG in response to the government’s refusal to address the poor working conditions of academics.
UTAG stated in a statement dated January 8 that the administration had failed to meet agreed-upon deadlines to resolve their issues.
The leadership of the lecturers union āreiterated its resolve to follow through with the decision to withdraw teaching and related activities until further notice.ā
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āGenerally, our members have decried the pittance agreed to be paid as annual research allowance and would want to have government reconsider the payment of a more realistic research allowance as this is critical to our research output, promotion and ultimately national development,ā in the press release.
Following the strike, the government and UTAG signed a Memorandum of Agreement, which was spotted by Athleticshour.com following the meeting, stating that “both parties agree that there is a need to return back to the negotiating table from the week beginning Monday, August 23rd, 2021.”
Read the full press release here.
UTAG Declares Nationwide Strike.