Members of the Teachers Educational Workers\u2019 Union (TEWU) of the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana Medical School at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have threatened an indefinite strike.<\/p>\n
According to them, if the management of the college does not pay their market premium owed them since 2013; they will lay down their tools.<\/p>\n
The TEWU members say the premium, which is an allowance for staff calculated according to basic salary has not been paid despite a series of meetings with the management and directive for from the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC).<\/p>\n
The Korle Bu branch of TEWU is also accusing the management of playing delay tactics \u201cwhich is creating problems on behalf of the government.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, the general secretary for the group, Dominic Gyamfi said the directive from the FWSC ordered the school to pay nurses the full 100% of their market premium \u201cbut the management only gave them 40%.\u201d<\/p>\n He said the authorities are undertaking selective payment of staff \u201cbut this is unfair.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou cannot use your personal interpretation of the letter sent by the Fair Wages to select some people and pay them,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n Mr. Gyamfi indicated that TEWU had earlier planned to lay their down tools in June but rather gave the authorities an ultimatum which expired on July 8; hence, the decision to strike.<\/p>\n \u201cCome tomorrow, we are going to declare an indefinite industrial action not until this premium is paid; we are not going to work. Our eyes are red!\u201d<\/p>\n If the strike is declared on Thursday, the operations of the College of Health Sciences will grind to a halt as all supporting staff come under the umbrella of TEWU.<\/p>\n They are made up of library assistants, accountants, nurses, drivers and laboratory assistants.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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