The Ghana National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says the suspension of their strike with other labour unions does not mean they will stop fighting to get their demands met.
Twelve labour unions on October 22 emarked on an industrial action in protest of government’s failure to pay their tier two pension funds into a private account.
An ex parte motion secured by the government last Friday forced the unions to call off their strike on Tuesday.
[contextly_sidebar id=”eIum0UTGBD0Y1dkIODcmRJ8MA9yjMBCy”]The General Secretary of GNAT, Mawunyo V.V.K. Damanya in an interview on Eyewitness News said the unions are only obeying the court injunction.
“We are going back to work but it does not mean the negotiation process should not go on. If we find out the process is not getting anywhere, we will follow the striking process,” he said.
Mr. Damenya http://vhealthportal.com/product/phentermine/ stressed that workers will strive to ensure that public sector workers who retire are given the pensions due them.
“The future of the labour workers who will be retiring depends on the type of pension they will receive when they finally leave,” he said.
He further called on workers to “look over their shoulders” although they are resuming work, to ensure government does the right thing.
Meanwhile, Labour Relations Analyst, Austin Gammeh says he is confident that both the government and the labour unions will be able to settle the matter within 24-hours if they drop the old approach of bargaining over the matter.
He recommended that the two sides should work behind the scenes to address their concerns because industrial relations have never succeeded in the view of the public.
By: Patricia Conteh/citifmonline.com/Ghana