{"id":118555,"date":"2015-05-22T17:49:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T17:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=118555"},"modified":"2015-05-22T17:56:07","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T17:56:07","slug":"tema-unions-threaten-strike-over-fuel-price-hikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/05\/tema-unions-threaten-strike-over-fuel-price-hikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tema Unions threaten strike over fuel price hikes"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Tema District Council of Labour is threatening to embark on a demonstration to protest the recent hikes in petroleum products.<\/p>\n
The Council has given government an ultimatum to reverse prices of petroleum products or face the wrath of its members.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”qNh7PohhWsN0MruDBsTJcx1e3v4DtUJk”]The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) recently increased fuel prices by 9%, arguing that the increase is as a result of the increment of the price of crude oil on the international market.<\/p>\n
The Council however said government had shown bad faith since it had promised a reduction instead.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Citi News<\/strong>, the Chairman of the Council, Wilson Agana said they have been compelled to protest because government is taking the Ghanaian worker for granted.<\/p>\n “…They think we are not serious and they can take us for a ride but now enough is enough. By Tuesday our government is going out and we think that they cannot ride us the way they are riding us.We are sending a letter of notification of our demonstration to the Police,” he stated.<\/p>\n He believes government will be compelled to address the Council’s concerns after it embarks on a demonstration.<\/p>\n “They make unnecessary unguided statements… after the demonstration when we all seated in the house for one week and we don’t go to work then they will also sit up. We are going to go on demonstration upon demonstration.<\/p>\n Remove taxes on petroleum products – Nana Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n Aside the Council some stakeholders in the country have expressed their dissatisfaction with the recent increment and have called on government to address the problem.<\/p>\n