Members of the National Association Graduate of Teachers (NAGRAT) will begin its nationwide strike on Friday.
NAGRAT earlier threatened to lay down their tools by May 16 if government fails to pay them their 2011/ 2012 credit arrears.
According
to NAGRAT , government has also failed to address discrepancies in the
payment of the arrears, payment policy and the second tier pension
issues of Ghana Education Service workers among others.
The
Association further planned to demonstrate to press home their concerns
but the demonstration was called off after the ban on noise-making was
issued.
Already the Northern Regional Branch of NAGRAT have instructed its members not to report to work.
Addressing
a news conference on Thursday,the Northern Regional President of
NAGRAT, Mohammed Saani Alhassan stated that government is dragging its
feet despite the psychological trauma that teachers are going through.
“Leadership
is now at the crossroads to continue waiting hopelessly for government
to respond late or not to even respond at all or to lose the trust of
our hardworking members,” he noted
In that regard, he remarked
that the Northern Regional Executive have declared a strike to protest
the government’s unwillingness to address their concerns.
“In
view of the situation NAGRAT finds itself, the Northern Regional
Executive hereby declares strike with effect from 16 May 2014 subject to
call off or renewal,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of
Education has been holding closed door meetings with various
stakeholders to discuss concerns raised by the Association.
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