The unions accommodate the Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the Federation of Senior Staff Associations of Ghana (FUSSAG), and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union of the Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC).
The unions are anxious about the Admiral of Finance's abortion to affair a letter to facilitate acquittal of the Vehicle Maintenance Allowance (VMA) and added accompanying allowances.
Despite abundant efforts and again requests, the admiral has not taken activity on the matter.
In a account issued on Monday, August 5, 2024, they declared that they accept accustomed the government a borderline until August 8 to absolution payments abacus that abortion to do so will aftereffect in automated activity on Friday, August 9, 2024.
"The Unions accept accustomed the government (Ministry) until the abutting of assignment on Thursday, August 8, 2024, to absolution the letter. Abortion to do so will aftereffect in the Unions actuality affected to booty automated activity on August 9, 2024. The SSA-UoG, FUSSAG, and TEWU (TUC) are committed to angry for the rights of their associates and will not blow until amends is served."
"The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has accounting to the Admiral of Finance for acquittal to be made. We accept approved to appoint the Admiral on several occasions to absolution a letter so our associates could be paid, but the Admiral has refused," the unions noted.
They common their charge to angry for the rights of their associates and accused the government of application Machiavellian approach to adjournment the agreed payments.
They additionally adduce that the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has chock-full the universities from advantageous the new rates.
"Now the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission is instructing the universities not to pay the new amount until a letter from the Admiral acceding the acquittal is released. In that case, alike those accepting the new amount will be denied it, while those on the Controller amount will abide at their accepted rate."
"The Unions accept that the government is application Machiavellian approach to abjure us an acceding accomplished with them," they stated.
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