The National Labour Commission (NLC) is in court to enforce its directive for Polytechnic Teachers to call off their three-week old strike.
The teachers are protesting the non-payment of their book and research allowance.
The NLC says POTAG failed to comply with the provisions of the Labour Act, regarding notification to embark on a strike, declaring it as illegal.
Acting Executive Secretary of the NLC, Dr Bernice Welbeck in an interview with Citi News said the NLC has declared the strike “illegal” and since POTAG has refused to return to work after it was ordered to, a court action to enforce the directive is not out of place.
She explained that the NLC “has filed an application in court to compel them to call off the strike.”
Meanwhile, members of POTAG say they are ready to defend their action in court.
According to them, they will only return to the classroom when their demands are met.
POTAG members are on strike to demand the payment of their book and research allowance which was scrapped by government.
Polytechnic students have demonstrated against government for failing to give in to the demands of the lecturers which has brought all academic work to a halt.
By: Efua Idan Osam/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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