{"id":250531,"date":"2016-09-22T11:50:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T11:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=250531"},"modified":"2016-09-22T11:50:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T11:50:52","slug":"we-wont-give-in-to-labour-demands-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/we-wont-give-in-to-labour-demands-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"We won’t give in to labour demands – Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"

President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated government\u2019s commitment not to yield to pressures from agitating labour unions for an increment in their salaries and allowances.<\/p>\n

The President says compromising on government\u2019s stance will negatively affect the country\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n

Speaking at an Africa-U.S business forum in New York on Wednesday, the President noted that, most labour unions take advantage of the sensitive election period to impress upon government to yield to their demands by embarking on series of unrests.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a four-year term and anytime we are in an election year, there is pressure on government to open up the expenditure and so various professional groups are going on strike and are demanding more money and because we are in a sensitive period, government is compelled to yield to organized labour.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that, government in the past gave in to such demands from labour and that negatively affected the economy; but it has taken a decision against such practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we have tried to do is to even out our spending on socio-economic infrastructure and to set the principle that if it is not in the budget, we are not going to pay and so excessive demands by labour are not going to be listened to,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Presient Mahama\u2019s comments come at a time when several labour unions including the Government Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA<\/a><\/strong><\/span>), Ghana Railway Workers Union<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), and staff of the Electoral Commission,\u00a0have intensified demands\u00a0for increased salaries and allowances owed them.<\/p>\n

\u2018We won\u2019t bow to pressure from labour unions \u2013 FWSC\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has also said it will not give in to the demands from the labour <\/a><\/span><\/strong>unions. He said most of their demands were not consistent with the way the policy works.<\/p>\n

The Head of Public Affairs for the commission, Earl Ankrah in an interview on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, accused some of the agitating unions of failing to go through the right procedures to have their concerns addressed.<\/p>\n

\u20182016 budget will not be overspent\u2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n

The President earlier in 2015, said government is committed to ensuring that it maintains its fiscal discipline, and not succumb to any election year pressures to\u00a0overspend its budget<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Jonas Nyabor\/Citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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