CETAG holds emergency meeting as strike action enters sixth week

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has held an emergency meeting over their strike action which has entered its sixth week leaving teacher trainees in the Colleges of Education stranded on campus.

The CETAG’s nationwide industrial action comes after 46 public Colleges of Education (CoE) teachers laid down their tools on June 14, 2024, demanding better working conditions and remuneration packages.

CETAG’s demands include the payment of one month’s salary to each member for additional duties performed in 2022, and the application of agreed rates of allowances payable to public universities to deserving CETAG members.

The leadership of the Teachers Association of Ghana speaking to journalists said the ongoing strike aims to put pressure on the central government to improve their working conditions and settle their remuneration packages.

In related news, the leadership of the Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) following its engagement with government officials on the CETAG strike has expressed hope the Colleges of Education teachers’ demands will be met.

In a statement sighted by Thisterm.com, TTAG said the government has assured the payment of one month’s salary to each entitled member of CETAG as compensation for additional duties performed in 2022 is currently underway.

The Teachers Trainees Association also said the payment of agreed rates of allowances to deserving Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) members has also begun by the central government.

It also said the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has constituted a committee with representatives from stakeholders including the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana to expedite the migration process.

“While we continue to engage the government, we humbly appeal to our respected tutors to consider returning to the classroom as soon as possible while ongoing efforts are made to address the issues at hand,” the Association said.

TTAG however said if the government fails to meet the long-standing demands of our tutors by July 24, 2024, it will be convinced that this is a deliberate attempt to deny trainees their educational rights and we shall advise accordingly.