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The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the three striking teacher unions to call off their two-day old strike\u00a0and return to the classroom.<\/p>\n

The directive was given after a meeting convened by the NLC and attended by the representatives of the three teacher unions, Finance Minister Seth Terkper and the Chief Executive of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission George Smith Graham.<\/p>\n

Although the NLC\u00a0did not offer any explanation about the directive, it is believed the Commission might have hinted to the unions that their action was illegal.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”1wrs7RztFMH5HhUJtJTyLHqJ3e9ABpW0″]The three teacher unions – Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT)\u00a0on October 27, declared an indefinite strike<\/a><\/strong><\/span> over government\u2019s failure to pay their vehicle maintenance allowance, incremental fees and transfer grants and three months salary arrears.<\/p>\n

The President of the CCT\u00a0Ernest Opoku told Citi News<\/strong> that the leadership of the three unions are not satisfied with the directive given by the NLC but said they may call off the strike after consulting with their members.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not happy with what happened at the Commission today. We were made to believe that the minister is going to tell us when the money will be paid. Unfortunately we\u2019ve been directed by the Commission to form a working committee with the various unions having representation including the ministry of finance, that of education and then Ghana education service and then controller and accountant general,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n

He assured that \u201cwe are ready, we are going to meet with\u2026our various counsels and inform them accordingly as to the directives given by the commission and we would respond to it appropriately.”<\/p>\n

The Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, George Smith Graham opined in an interview with\u00a0Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0that the strike \u201ccould have been avoided if the unions had also been a little patient.\u201d<\/p>\n

The three striking teacher unions are also part of a current strike announced by labour over governmen’t failure to release theri tier two pensions.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Government has however sued them with a view to compel them to call of the strike<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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By: Franklin Badu Jnr & Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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