TEWU Declares Strike Over Delayed Condition of Service and Unfair Treatment of Non-Teaching Staff

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TEWU has declared a nationwide strike over delayed conditions of service and alleged discrimination against non-teaching staff
The union says its members across GES, public universities, and other state agencies will withdraw their services starting Friday, September 19, 2025
TEWU demands immediate action on promotions, CPD allowances, and equal treatment across the education sector

The Teachers’ and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) has declared a nationwide strike over the government’s delays in signing their conditions of service and discrimination against non-teaching staff.

Effective today, Friday, September 19, 2025, all TEWU members across the country will lay down their tools in protest of what they describe as years of unfair labour practices, neglect, and discrimination against non-teaching staff in the country’s education sector.

TEWU, non-teaching staff, Ghana Education Service, university staff, workers union, strike action, condition of service. — TEWU declares a nationwide strike over the delayed implementation of their condition of service and unfair treatment of non-teaching staff.
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Addressing the media on the roadmap for the strike, King James Azortibah, the TEWU General Secretary, stated that members across public universities, the Ghana Education Service (GES), the Ghana Library Authority, and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board have been directed to withdraw their services until further notice.

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He explained that the union took this action because it had run out of patience.

“For far too long, the contributions of non-teaching staff to the smooth running of the educational system in this country have been taken for granted. We clean classrooms, cook for students, secure campuses, and provide indispensable administrative support, yet our welfare and conditions of service are constantly sidelined,” Mr Azortibah said.

King James Azortibah further explained that while conditions of service for teachers and senior staff have been signed and implemented, those of junior and non-teaching staff remain unresolved despite years of dialogue.

TEWU also raised concerns about long-standing promotion grievances within the GES, citing cases of staff who passed interviews but had not been placed under their new salary scale or communicated to by their employer.

They further blamed the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) for the delays.

“If this is not discrimination, then what is it? You cannot sign the conditions of service for over 350,000 teachers while ignoring 15,000 non-teaching staff who work alongside them every day. Our silence has been mistaken for weakness, but enough is enough,” he added.

TEWU demands condition of Service implementation

Consequently, TEWU is demanding the immediate signing of conditions of service for its members.

Aside from this, the union also demands inclusion in the payment of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) allowances, settlement of arrears for professional development allowances, payment of overtime and holiday allowances for security and catering staff, and equal treatment in promotions and transfers across the education sector.

He further warned the strike would disrupt operations at schools and universities across the country.

“If campuses are dirty, libraries closed, laboratories unattended, and no meals are prepared, learning cannot take place. That is the weight of the work we do,” he warned.

Labour unions in the education space say they will not back down on their demand for a 60% pay rise. — A stock photo of a teacher protesting and Ghana cedi notes.
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Organised Labour demands 60% salary increment

In a related development, YEN.com.gh reported earlier that it was a major deadlock between the government and labour unions over demands for a pay increase.