Seek out of court settlement – Court advises NLC, UTAG

The High Court’s Labour Division, 1, has advised the National Labour Commission (NLC), and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), to settle the stalemate over their industrial action out of Court. UTAG, since the declaration of its indefinite strike on August 2, has consistently accused the National Labour Commission of bad faith in serving […]

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UTAG Strike: NLC has failed – Yaw Gyampo

Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo, the Secretary of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) writes about the ongoing strike action by UTAG and how those negotiating on behalf of government, particularly the NLC, has clearly failed and embarrassed the government in their approach to handling this matter: UTAG has been negotiating for better conditions of […]

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UTAG strike: Lecturers don’t eat meetings – Gyampo to Gov’t, NLC

The newly elected Secretary for the striking University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) Professor Ransford Gyampo says the regular meetings between the association and government have little value for their concerns. According to him, UTAG has no confidence in the ability of the national labour commission to resolve the impasse between them and the government. […]

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UTAG Heads to Court Over NLC Injunction

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it will challenge the National Labour Commission’s injunction to have them return to work. The Association has been defiant of the court injunction secured by the Commission as they continue their strike, demanding the restoration of a 2012 Single Spine Salary Structure agreement that would see entry-level lecturers earn […]

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