Meet our demands by May 13 or we strike – Teacher unions tell government - Adomonline.com

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, (CCT-Ghana), have issued a one-week ultimatum to the government to pay all allowances by May 13 or face their absence in the classrooms.

Speaking at a press conference on May 6, Greater Accra Regional General Secretary of GNAT, Peter Boateng said “We wish to state that should the employer fail to address their grievance on or before May 13, 2024, we shall not hesitate to call on leadership to appeal to heaven with the utmost alacrity.”

Mr Boateng said the decision follows the government’s persistent refusal to improve their conditions of service, despite demands spanning almost one and a half decades.

Each time, he said that the government’s consistent claim of not having funds to meet certain demands has compelled them to reduce their requests to four.

The General Secretary stated that, despite their efforts, the government was still not committed to meeting these few demands.

As such, he said the union would no longer accept excuses from the government and gives the employer until May 13 to urgently address their grievance.

Teachers in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region said they have had enough of the employer’s aloofness, and until their demands are met by the said date, they would lay down their tools.