The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has started a series of industrial strikes to demand that the government pay the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA).
At a news conference on Tuesday, NAGRAT Vice President Jacob Anaba stated his members can no longer withstand the country's present painful living circumstances.
"Earlier, the President remarked, 'We government know how to bring the economy back to life,' and I quote, 'we government know how to bring the economy back to life.' We don't know how to bring them back to life,' she says. What has changed, Mr. President, is the question we ask today. He stated, "The worker can no longer take the economic misery."
As a result, NAGRAT issued orders for all Regional, National, and Zonal secretariats to fly red flags in front of their offices.
If the requests are not addressed by the end of June 2022, leadership has declared that it would give in to member demands for concrete action, beginning with the wearing of red bands.
He stated that if the government does not satisfy their demands by the end of July 2022, the leadership would call a strike.
The terrible scenario, he continued, has led to "the rank and file of our membership clamoring for constructive action." "As a result, we are providing notice to those who matter through this conference that their attitude toward the Union's request for COLA for the suffering Ghanaian worker leaves us no choice but to respond to the persistent demand of our members," he stated.
Meanwhile, the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has warned to go on strike unless anything is done to reduce the country's high cost of living.
The government's war against terrorism, according to GNAT, would fail if the high cost of living is not addressed and people's security issues remain.
While the government focuses on strengthening security measures by retooling security apparatus, GNAT claims that fundamental needs must also be addressed.
In an interview with JoyNews, the Association's General Secretary, Thomas Musah, stated that the country's expanding suffering is exposing people to financial challenges, which presents security concerns to the country.
He implied that the issue is impacting members of the group, which is why they have decided to go on strike if nothing is done about it.
"There's an unsettling quiet about it." We come from a history of 4% and 7%, which didn't sit well with employees, and they were phoning us practically every time - day and night – putting pressure on us."