The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of the Trade Union Congress (Ghana) has declared a nationwide indefinite strike effective Friday, September 19, 2025.
The Union has accused the government of unfair practices and failure to implement their conditions of service for non-teaching staff in the country’s education sector.
King James Azortibah, the General Secretary of TEWU, at a press briefing, directed all its members, including staff of the Ghana Education Service (GES), public and technical universities, the Ghana Library Authority, and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, to stay home until further notice.
He said the decision was important because of the employer institutions’ consistent failure to address the long-standing concerns, despite exhausting all the legal and procedural requirements.
King Azortibah’s demands include the immediate signing of Conditions of Service and the inclusion of non-teaching GES staff in the September Continuous Professional Development Allowance.
The rest are the resolution of promotion-related grievances and urgent action by the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to finalise outstanding agreements.
“We have exercised patience and restraint. We have followed due process and exhausted all legal requirements under the Labour Act of Ghana.
The responsibility for the disruption of industrial peace in the education sector rests squarely with the government and its agencies,” he said.
He said the issues that affected members of the Union remained unresolved, and promises made have been left unfulfilled.
“This persistent neglect is nothing short of discrimination and unfair labour practice, which both the 1992 Constitution and the Labour Act, Act 651, frown upon,” he said.
The strike is expected to destabilise administrative, security, library, and support services across schools, universities, and institutions nationwide.
Source: GNA
Source: ghanabusinessnews.com
