UTAG will go on strike on 10th January, 2022.
On Monday, January 10, the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) stated that its members will be leaving the profession.
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 lecturers’ union’s leadership “reaffirmed its intention to carry out the decision to suspend teaching and associated operations until further notice.”
“Our members have generally decried the pittance agreed to be paid as annual research allowance and would like to see government reconsider the payment of a more realistic research allowance as this is critical to our research output, promotion, and ultimately national development,” the statement reads.
UTAG first went on strike in August of 2021, which lasted for many weeks. They demanded that the government reinstate the service conditions agreed upon in 2012, which they claimed were significantly superior to those in place now.
Following the strike, the government and UTAG signed a Memorandum of Agreement, which JoyNews obtained after the meeting, stating that “both sides agree that there is a need to return to the bargaining table from the week commencing Monday August 23rd, 2021.”
During this time, the government and UTAG will discuss the research component of the Book and Research Allowance, the market premium, and the non-basic allowance, among other things.
UTAG, on the other hand, claims that their issues have not been handled as agreed upon timescales in prior conversations for months.
Prof. Ransford Gyampo, Secretary of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG UTAG), has stated that unless their working circumstances change, they will not hesitate to leave.
In the meanwhile, UTAG has urged its employers to return members to the 2013 Interim Market Premium (IMP) of 114 percent of Basic Salary as soon as possible.
They also encouraged the government to develop guidelines for implementing acceptable proposals to improve university teacher working conditions.
“Following UTAG members’ concerns, any delay by the Employer will compound the already precarious academic schedule to the disadvantage of all stakeholders,” they stated.
On Monday, January 10, the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) stated that its members will be leaving the profession.
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 lecturers’ union’s leadership “reaffirmed its intention to carry out the decision to suspend teaching and associated operations until further notice.”
“Our members have generally decried the pittance agreed to be paid as annual research allowance and would like to see government reconsider the payment of a more realistic research allowance as this is critical to our research output, promotion, and ultimately national development,” the statement reads.
UTAG first went on strike in August of 2021, which lasted for many weeks. They demanded that the government reinstate the service conditions agreed upon in 2012, which they claimed were significantly superior to those in place now.
Following the strike, the government and UTAG signed a Memorandum of Agreement, which JoyNews obtained after the meeting, stating that “both sides agree that there is a need to return to the bargaining table from the week commencing Monday August 23rd, 2021.”
During this time, the government and UTAG will discuss the research component of the Book and Research Allowance, the market premium, and the non-basic allowance, among other things.
UTAG, on the other hand, claims that their issues have not been handled as agreed upon timescales in prior conversations for months.
Prof. Ransford Gyampo, Secretary of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG UTAG), has stated that unless their working circumstances change, they will not hesitate to leave.
In the meanwhile, UTAG has urged its employers to return members to the 2013 Interim Market Premium (IMP) of 114 percent of Basic Salary as soon as possible.
They also encouraged the government to develop guidelines for implementing acceptable proposals to improve university teacher working conditions.
“Following UTAG members’ concerns, any delay by the Employer will compound the already precarious academic schedule to the disadvantage of all stakeholders,” they stated.
On Monday, January 10, the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) stated that its members will be leaving the profession.
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 lecturers’ union’s leadership “reaffirmed its intention to carry out the decision to suspend teaching and associated operations until further notice.”
“Our members have generally decried the pittance agreed to be paid as annual research allowance and would like to see government reconsider the payment of a more realistic research allowance as this is critical to our research output, promotion, and ultimately national development,” the statement reads.
UTAG first went on strike in August of 2021, which lasted for many weeks. They demanded that the government reinstate the service conditions agreed upon in 2012, which they claimed were significantly superior to those in place now.
Following the strike, the government and UTAG signed a Memorandum of Agreement, which JoyNews obtained after the meeting, stating that “both sides agree that there is a need to return to the bargaining table from the week commencing Monday August 23rd, 2021.”
During this time, the government and UTAG will discuss the research component of the Book and Research Allowance, the market premium, and the non-basic allowance, among other things.
UTAG, on the other hand, claims that their issues have not been handled as agreed upon timescales in prior conversations for months.
Prof. Ransford Gyampo, Secretary of the University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UG UTAG), has stated that unless their working circumstances change, they will not hesitate to leave.
In the meanwhile, UTAG has urged its employers to return members to the 2013 Interim Market Premium (IMP) of 114 percent of Basic Salary as soon as possible.
They also encouraged the government to develop guidelines for implementing acceptable proposals to improve university teacher working conditions.
“Following UTAG members’ concerns, any delay by the Employer will compound the already precarious academic schedule to the disadvantage of all stakeholders,” they stated.
source: JoyNews
